Davis v. Jones
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Marshall. Tried before the Hon. James A. Bilbro. This was a statutory contest of the election for mayor of the town of Huntersville, which was instituted by the appellee, George W. Jones, as contestant, against the appellant, Jeff D. Davis. The facts of the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Marshall. Tried before the Hon. James A. Bilbro. This was a statutory contest of the election for mayor of the town of Huntersville, which was instituted by the appellee, George W. Jones, as contestant, against the appellant, Jeff D. Davis. The facts of the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion. There was a judgment in favor of the contestant, and from this judgment the contestee appeals/ and assigns as error the rulings of the trial court to which exceptions were reserved. cited Hag gelt v. Parrish, 114 Ala. 515; Wilson v. Duncan, 114 Ala. 659. - cited…
1Opinion of the Court
HARALSON, J
Contest of election for mayor of the town.of Guntersville, Marshall County, Alabama, held on the first Monday in January, 1899, under an act to establish a new charter for said town, approved February 12th, 1885. — Acts, 1884-85, p. 373.
Said act provides among other things,. “That any election held under this act may be contested as .is, or may be approved by the laws of the State for contesting the election of probate judge; and all the provisions of such laws in relation to contesting the election of a probate judge shall, so far as the same are or may be applicable, apply to…
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