Legal Opinion
Ruhr v. Cowan
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided April 25, 1927No. 26454PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEthkidge, J.
R. C. Cowan, district attorney in Hancock county, Miss., on relation of Louis S. Bourgeois and Peter J. Bourgeois, filed a petition for mandamus to compel the election commissioners of the town of Waveland, in Hancock county, Miss., to place the name of Louis S. Bourgeois upon the ticket in the municipal election to be held December 7, 1926. The petition alleged that Louis S. Bourgeois was a qualified elector of the municipal body known as the town of Waveland, and of the county of Hancock; that Peter J. Bourgeois was also a qualified elector of said municipality, county, and state, and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- McKenzie v. BoykinMississippi Supreme Court · 1916
3Cited by11 opinions
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- Powe v. Forrest County Election CommissionMississippi Supreme Court · 1964
- Mississippi State Board of Election Commissioners v. MeredithMississippi Supreme Court · 1974
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