Legal Opinion
David Johnson v. Joe Hood
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 3, 1970No. 28066_1PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Per curiam
Thomas W. Leach was declared the winner by a margin of six votes over David Johnson in the general election for the office of Constable, Beat 4, Yazoo County, Mississippi after ten votes for Johnson, which had been challenged, were rejected by the County Election Commission pursuant to State law. Johnson and the voters whose ballots were rejected brought action in the district court for declaratory and injunctive relief to require the County Election Commission to count all of the rejected ballots and to install the Plaintiff Johnson as the duly elected Constable. The case was tried on the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Snowden v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Minor v. HappersettSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Elizabeth B. Duncan v. David B. PoythressCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Charline Hamilton, Administratrix of the Estate of Carey Clayton Yates v. Jess ChaffinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Curry v. BakerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Bennett v. YoshinaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
- Floyd E. McDowell v. The State of Texas, Texas Board of Mental Health and Mental RetardationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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