Berry v. SPIGNER

Legge, Justice.

This is a proceeding under a writ of certiorari issued on the petition of Joe E. Berry to review the actions of the Richland County Democratic Executive Committee and the State Democratic Executive Committee denying petitioner’s protest of the declared result of a Democratic primary in Richland County wherein A. Fletcher Spigner was declared the nominee of the Democratic party for the office of State Senator for that county.

Following the Democratic primary of June 8, 1954, and pursuant to the rules of the party, the Richland County Democratic Executive Committee met on June 10…