Legal Opinion
Hobbie v. Vance
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided May 2, 1974No. SC 786, 786XPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant, Walker Hobbie, Jr., qualified as a condidate for the Alabama Senate from new Senate District 26. Another candidate for the same office filed a contest with the State Democratic Executive Committee, hereinafter referred to as SDEC. The ground of contest is that Hobbie is not a resident of District 26. After a hearing before a subcommittee of SDEC on April 3, 1974, the contest was sustained.
Later that same day, Hobbie filed his complaint in the circuit court for declaratory relief and mandamus, seeking to have his name restored to the ballot for the primary election, and by…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Sims v. AmosDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1972
- Eaton v. Southern Pacific Co.California Court of Appeal · 1913
- McCutcheon v. ThomasSupreme Court of Alabama · 1954
- In re DavyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1952
- Butler v. AmosSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Dow v. Alabama Democratic PartySupreme Court of Alabama · 2004
- Curry v. BakerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Perloff v. EdingtonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
- Buskey v. AmosSupreme Court of Alabama · 1975
- Ex Parte BaxleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
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