Owens v. Heartsill

MERRILL, Justice.

This is a companion case to Jones v. Phillips, 185 So.2d 378, this day announced.

Appellant Guy Owens had declared himself as a candidate for Representative in the Legislature from the Thirty-Sixth District, Place No. 2, comprised of Butler, Crenshaw and Pike Counties.

Appellee Heartsill procured a temporary injunction against the probate judges of the three counties enjoining them from placing Owens’ name on the ballot. Owens was permitted to intervene, moved to dissolve the temporary injunction, and after a hearing, the motion to dissolve was denied and this appeal followed.

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