Riley v. Clayton

441 So.2d 1322 (1983)

Julian RILEY

v.

Jerry CLAYTON.

No. 55118.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 23, 1983.

Rehearing Denied December 14, 1983.

David O. Butts, Tupelo, for appellant.

W.P. Mitchell, Mitchell, Eskridge, Voge, Clayton & Beasley, Dudley R. Carr, Carr & Goodman, Tupelo, for appellee.

En Banc.

DAN M. LEE, Justice, for the Court:

On August 23, 1983, the second democratic election for the office of Chancery Clerk of Lee County, Mississippi was held. The parties to this suit were the candidates in that election. After tabulation of the votes, it was determined that Mr. Clayton was the…