Staples v. Brown
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM ROANE. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Roane County.— George L. Burke, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shields
delivered tbe opinion of the Court.
This is a contested election case for the office of city attorney of Harriman, Tenn. An election, was held in Harriman on June 2, 1903, for the election of city officers,. and the complainant and the defendant were candidates for the office of city attorney. The officers holding the election made returns to the election commissioners of Roane county, showing that the plaintiff had received 171 votes and the defendant 172 votes, and a certificate of election was issued to the latter. Thereupon the plaintiff gave the defendant notice that he would contest the…
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