Bryan v. Hubbard

I concur in the result in both eases.

In essence, the action filed by Raymond C. Bryan, Rodney James, and Jonathan Thompkins (hereinafter “the petitioners”) is a collateral attack on the election-contest proceedings conducted by the Republican Party in regard to the primary election for the circuit judgeship for the Seventh Judicial Circuit. To the extent Bryan sought a judgment declaring those election-contest proceedings invalid, the trial court had jurisdiction to proceed. Bryan’s status as the contestee adversely affected by the election-contest proceedings is analogous to that of the…