Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Fair v. Adams

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided April 11, 1962No. 31436PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

139 So.2d 879 (1962)

STATE of Florida ex rel. Jim FAIR, Relator,

v.

Tom ADAMS, As Secretary of State of the State of Florida, Respondent.

No. 31436.

Supreme Court of Florida.

April 11, 1962.

Jim Fair, relator, in pro. per.

William J. Roberts, Tallahassee, for respondent.

ROBERTS, Chief Justice.

The instant case is before us upon an original petition for writ of mandamus, wherein the relator, Jim Fair, complains that the respondent, Secretary of State of the State of Florida, has refused to accept and file two sets of candidate qualification papers which relator attempted to file.

From the petition it…

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Van Alstine v. FrearWisconsin Supreme Court · 1910
  2. Misch v. RussellIllinois Supreme Court · 1891
  3. Burns v. WiltseNew York Court of Appeals · 1951
  4. State ex rel. Knott v. HaskellSupreme Court of Florida · 1916
  5. Attorney General Ex Rel. Taylor v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Florida · 1928

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Moore v. PanishCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
  2. Holley v. AdamsSupreme Court of Florida · 1970
  3. McKinney v. KaminskyDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1972
  4. Plante v. SmathersSupreme Court of Florida · 1979
  5. Smith v. CrawfordDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994

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