Kendall v. Delaney

HINES, Justice.

Michael Kendall appeals the Superior Court of Spalding County’s award of attorney fees and expenses to Fannie Delaney in this election contest case. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

Kendall and Delaney were the only candidates on the ballot for a seat on the Griffin-Spalding County Board of Education in the general election held on November 7,2006. Delaney was declared the winner of the election by a 54-vote margin on November 13, 2006, by the Spalding County Board of Elections and Registration. On November 14, 2006, Kendall filed a petition in the Superior Court of…