State ex rel. Lyle v. Willett
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM WASHINGTON. ' Appeal from the Chancery Court of Washington County. — A. J. Tyler, Chancellor, by interchange.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Neil
The hill in this case was filed by the State of Tennessee on relation of Cy. H. Lyle and D. M. Guinn, citizens and taxpayers of Washington county, and John H. Caldwell, democratic congressional nominee in the First Tennessee district, against George W. Willett, J. H. Pierce, and J. A. Nines, election commissioners for Washington county, and H. C. Beasley, Jr., and S. P. Bolton, election registrars for the second ward or precinct of the Ninth civil district of Washington county. The purpose of the bill was to obtain a mandamus to compel the election commissioners and registrars of election to…
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