Carroll v. Cates

Bell, Chief Judge.

1. Motions to dismiss the appeals have been filed on the ground of mootness. The motions and attached certificates of the supervisor of elections state that on November 5, 1974 the general election was held for the offices in issue and two candidates, the defendants Brown and Cates, each received a majority vote and were certified as the successful candidates. No opposition to these certificates or to these motions for dismissal has been filed. "Statements of fact in a motion to dismiss a case as moot, which are not directly denied by the opposite party, will be taken as…