Legal Opinion
Hubbard v. Ammerman
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 6, 1972No. 71-2298PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:
This litigation began in the 71st Judicial District of Texas as a local election contest to determine who had received the majority of the votes legally cast in a Democratic primary for the nomination of a candidate for County Judge in Harrison County, Texas.
In the manner hereinafter described, the controversy got into the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The result was a head-on collision between that Court and the Texas Court of Civil Appeals, with the Federal District Court ultimately deciding this local contest.
For reasons presently to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Smith v. AllwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Smiley v. HolmSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Amalgamated Clothing Workers v. Richman Bros.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Roudebush v. HartkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Mary Fishe Bell v. J. W. SouthwellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Lloyd T. Griffin v. Robert F. Burns, Etc., Thomas A. McCormickCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- John C. Noble v. F.A. White, Jr. And Claiborne County Mississippi Board of Election Commissioners, F.A. White, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Curry v. BakerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Gamza v. AguirreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Michael v. Roberts v. Jerry B. Wamser, Rita M. Krapf, Walter R. Wrenn, Jr. And David A. Robbins, Thomas A. VillaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
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