Legal Opinion
Owen F. Lyons v. John F. X. Davoren, as Secretary of State, Massachusetts
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 24, 1969No. 7197PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
The appellant, Owen F. Lyons, aspires to be an independent candidate for Congress in the Eighth Congressional District of Massachusetts. Appellant sought to have his name printed on the November general election ballot and, pursuant to Mass.Gen.Laws, c. 53, § 6, he submitted a list of nomination signatures to the Secretary of State of Massachusetts. On July 31, 1968, the Secretary of State informed appellant that he had not procured the required number of signatures, and therefore, his name would not appear on the general election ballot. 1
Appellant filed a complaint in…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Bankers Trust Co. v. MallisSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- William B. Richardson v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Anderson v. MillsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
- Majuri v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Hartmann v. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
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