Legal Opinion
Speigel v. Knight
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided June 10, 1969No. 69-31PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWANN, Judge.
The general election for candidates for the office of Monroe County Tax Collector was set for Tuesday, November 5, 1968. In the early afternoon of Friday, November 1, 1968, the incumbent Howard E. Wilson, who was the Democratic nominee and candidate for this office at the general election, unfortunately and suddenly passed away. A vacancy, therefore, occurred within the Democratic party for a nominee and candidate to fill this office more than seventy-two hours prior to the general election.
The Monroe County Democratic Executive Committee met on Friday evening, November 1, 1968,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Blackmer v. HildrethMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1902
- De Wald v. QuarnstromSupreme Court of Florida · 1952
- Pearson v. TaylorSupreme Court of Florida · 1947
- Carn v. MooreSupreme Court of Florida · 1917
- State ex rel. Smith v. BurbridgeSupreme Court of Florida · 1888
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3Cited by3 opinions
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