McClellan v. Young

J. Seaborn Holt, Associate Justice.

In this action appellant, Curtis L. McClellan, sought to compel the circuit clerk of Cleveland County, Arkansas to file a complaint at law. The evidence discloses that McClellan, who was a candidate for the office of representative of Cleveland County, had attempted to file a complaint, prepared by his attorney, in a suit to contest the results of the election in which he was unsuccessful in securing the Democratic nomination. The deputy circuit clerk, in charge at the time, refused to file the complaint. It is undisputed that the appellant did not tender…