Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Cherry v. Stone
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 4, 1972No. R-422PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPECTOR, Chief Judge.
This is an original proceeding in mandamus whereby relator seeks the entry of an “order enjoining the respondent, Secretary of State Richard Stone, from certifying” Temperance W. Wright, the other respondent, as a duly qualified candidate for the office of member, Florida House of Representatives, District 106, on the grounds that the said Wright is not a duly qualified candidate because his candidacy is in violation of Section 99.012(2), Florida Statutes, F.S.A., known as the “Resign-to-Run Law”.
The petition avers that the relator is a duly elected member of the Florida…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Hall v. HildebrandSupreme Court of Florida · 1936
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- Ballard v. CowartDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970
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