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Payne v. Ramsey

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided December 27, 1979PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FONES, Justice.

This is an election contest arising from the sheriff’s election held in Polk County on August 3,1978. Appellee, Harold “Whitey” Ramsey, was the incumbent Democratic candidate, and appellant, Frank Robert Payne was the Republican challenger. The official tabulation declared Ramsey the winner by 137 votes. In the precinct voting Payne received 2182 votes, and Ramsey received 2023 votes. In the absentee voting Payne received 20 votes, and Ramsey received 316 votes.

Payne filed suit in Polk County Chancery Court under T.C.A. §§ 2-1712 and 2 — 701 et seq. alleging…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hilliard v. ParkTennessee Supreme Court · 1963
  2. Harrison v. Greeneville Ready-Mix, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1967
  3. Summitt v. RussellTennessee Supreme Court · 1955
  4. Dobbins v. CrowellTennessee Supreme Court · 1979

3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Benton v. SnyderTennessee Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Boyd v. Comdata Network, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2002
  3. Price v. Mercury Supply Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1984
  4. Owen of Georgia, Inc., Cross-Appellant v. Shelby County Roy Nixon, Mayor of Shelby County Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Company, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
  5. Johnson v. Nissan North America, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2004

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