Legal Opinion
Dobbins v. City of Anniston
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 12, 1985No. 83-1363PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal from the Calhoun County Circuit Court's judgment dismissing the election contest filed by appellant, O. Clayton Dobbins. We affirm.
O. Clayton Dobbins ran against appellee William Robison for Councilman-at-Large (commonly referred to as "Mayor") of the City of Anniston. The election was held on Tuesday, July 31, 1984. Dobbins lost the election by eleven votes. This appeal is concerned with the events surrounding Dobbins's attempt to contest the results of the election.
On Monday, August 6, 1984, Dobbins's secretary telephoned the clerk and the register at the courthouse to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Groom v. TaylorSupreme Court of Alabama · 1937
- Bowen v. HolcombeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1919
- Ex parte ShepherdSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
- Lowery v. PetreeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1912
3Cited by6 opinions
- Ex Parte WillliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
- Washington v. HillSupreme Court of Alabama · 2006
- In Re AHST Community School District Public Measure "B" ElectionSupreme Court of Iowa · 2007
- Beam v. HartCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2001
- In Re Ahst Community School District Public Measure "B" Election, ContestantsSupreme Court of Iowa · 2007
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