Comer v. Ashe

OPINION

This is a suit for a declaratory judgment and injunctive relief, involving the right of a candidate for the State Senate to have his name placed upon the ballot in the forthcoming general election of November 5, 1974.

Two principal questions are presented, viz:

a. Does this Court have jurisdiction, under the Constitution of Tennessee, to de*732termine the eligibility of a candidate for the State Senate or is this determination the exclusive province of the Senate ?

b. Does the plaintiff have the standing to maintain this action.

Since this case is before the Court by virtue of the action of…