Fleenor v. Dorton

On the 21st day of June, 1947, Lee Fleenor filed his petition in the Circuit Court of Wise county against Ralph Dorton, Registrar. He asserts that he is a resident of Wise county, Virginia, and the defendant is the registrar in the precinct wherein petitioner resides.

*661The petition is a proceeding by appeal under the provision of section 103 of the Code of Virginia 1942 (Michie), from a refusal of the registrar to enroll and register petitioner as a voter in Wise county.

In his petition, Fleenor sets forth in detail matter and qualifications which he claims entitle him to register, such as his…