Legal Opinion
Austin v. Sanders
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided April 25, 1986No. 13S04-8604-CV-383PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPARD, Justice.
These parties were opponents in the 1984 election. After Carlton Sanders was declared the winner, Maryland Austin filed petitions seeking a recount and contesting the results. The trial court dismissed both petitions and the Court of Appeals affirmed by a divided vote in an unpublished opinion. Both courts concluded that dismissal was appropriate because Austin did not properly verify the information contained in her petitions. We grant transfer and reverse.
The statutes require that each of the petitions be verified. The recount statute provides that the "candidate desiring a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gossard v. VawterIndiana Supreme Court · 1939
- Indiana Civil Rights Commission v. City of MuncieIndiana Court of Appeals · 1984
- In re James Passero & Sons, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1933
- State Ex Rel. Hodges v. Kosciusko Circuit CourtIndiana Supreme Court · 1980
- Curry v. BakerIndiana Supreme Court · 1869
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