Backus v. Spears

677 F.2d 397

Rev. Vandroth BACKUS, Dr. R. N. Beck, Robert A. Durant,

Roberta D. Durant, Rev. Granville A. Hicks, Rev.

Edward H. Thomas, Henry Thomas, and

Cleveland H. Townsend, Appellants,

v.

Mrs. Rosa Townsend SPEARS, Member; Dr. Eileen Kirkley,

Member, and Dr. L. D. Hendrick, Chairman, individually and

as members of the Election Commission of the City of

Florence, South Carolina, Appellees.

No. 81-1517.

United States Court of Appeals,

Fourth Circuit.

Argued Jan. 4, 1982.

Decided April 29, 1982.

Rehearing Denied June 3, 1982.

Frank E. Cain, Jr., Bennettsville, Mordecai C. Johnson, Florence, for appellants.

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