Legal Opinion
Purdy v. Glover
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided November 6, 1939No. 4-5613 and 4-5786 (consolidated)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGbieein Smith, C. J.
This appeal is from judgments of the circuit court ousting two municipal officers-designate from tbe positions they bad sought in the April (1939) general election, and to which they had been certified.
A. B. Glover and J. E. Purdy were opposing candidates for mayor of Hoxie. Jim Smith, O. L. Davis, and '■’W. C. Cloyd were candidates for marshal in the same election.
In the race for mayor 467 votes were cast. The number cast in the marshal’s race was 471.
The election commissioners certified that Pnrdy had been elected mayor with a vote of 240, 227 having been cast for Glover. Davis was…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Wood v. MillerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1922
- Lucas v. FutrallSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1907
- Henderson v. GladishSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1939
- Whittaker v. WatsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1901
- Hargis v. Hall, Secretary of StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1938
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Sturdy v. Hall, Secretary of StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1940
- Smith v. State, Ex Rel. Duty, Prosecuting AttySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1947
- Wassell v. SprickSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1945
- Loyd v. KeathleySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1985
- Jones v. DixonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1957
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