Hatcher v. Fleeman

617 So.2d 634 (1993)

Lewis HATCHER

v.

W.E. FLEEMAN, Jr.

No. 91-CA-1091.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

April 15, 1993.

Eugene A. Perrier, Vicksburg, for appellant.

John L. Maxey, II, Samuel L. Begley, Maxey Pigott Wann & Begley, Jackson, for appellee.

Before PRATHER, P.J., and PITTMAN and SMITH, JJ.

SMITH, Justice, for the court:

This appeal arises from the judicial review of an election contest lodged by W.E. Fleeman, Jr. It illustrates the importance of the statutory affidavit required by Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-573 (Supp. 1990), when the name of the person desiring to vote does not appear upon the…