Legal Opinion
Emery v. Robertson County Election Commission
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided September 4, 1979PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FONES, Justice.
This appeal, in two consolidated cases, involves the validity of the August 1978 election contests for the office of Sheriff of Robertson County and for the two Fourth District positions on the Robertson County Commission.
The Election Commission certified that Dan King was elected Sheriff by a margin of eighty-two votes over plaintiff Taylor Ted Emery and that Charles Dorris, with 453 votes, and Russell Shedden, with 342 votes, were elected to the County Commission for the Fourth District. Plaintiff Claude Bellar received 341 votes and a fourth candidate received…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Hilliard v. ParkTennessee Supreme Court · 1963
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- State Ex Rel. Whitley v. RinehartSupreme Court of Florida · 1939
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3Cited by25 opinions
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