Wood v. Brown

Ed. F. McFaddin, Associate Justice.

This is an election contest1 involving the Democratic nomination for the office of Mayor of the City of Paragould. In the second primary on August 8, 1961, appellant Wood and appellee Brown were the rival candidates. On the face of the returns the vote was: Brown, 1087; and Wood, 1077. The Democratic Central Committee refused Wood petition for a recount and purging of the returns; and in due time Wood instituted this election contest claiming, inter alia: (a) twenty-one named persons who voted for Brown were not qualified voters; and (b) other…