Steele v. Calhoun
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Tallahatchie County. Hon. A. T. Eoane, Judge. At the general election for county officers in Tallahatchie County in November, 1883, J. H. Steele and W. M. Calhoun were rival candidates for the office of sheriff, Steele being the nominee of what was known as the “ Independent party,” and Calhoun the nominee of the Democratic party. Steele received eight hundred and eighty-six votes and Calhoun received six hundred and ninety-one.
Read the full summary
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Tallahatchie County. Hon. A. T. Eoane, Judge. At the general election for county officers in Tallahatchie County in November, 1883, J. H. Steele and W. M. Calhoun were rival candidates for the office of sheriff, Steele being the nominee of what was known as the “ Independent party,” and Calhoun the nominee of the Democratic party. Steele received eight hundred and eighty-six votes and Calhoun received six hundred and ninety-one. It appears that some of the tickets cast for each candidate were so marked as to distinguish them from the other tickets cast at the…
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, C. J.
The Dogwood Flat Church was the voting place for the election precinct in which it was situated, and had been for years without any formal designation by competent authority, but by the action of those participating in the several elections held there. Several months before the election of 1883 the house was removed to a point three-quarters of a mile from its former site and erected there by general consent of the neighborhood, and it was still called by its former name and was used as it had been before, for public assemblies and holding justices’ courts. The election of November, 1883, was…
2Cited by13 opinions
- People ex rel. Agnew v. GrahamIllinois Supreme Court · 1915
- Kellogg v. HickmanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1889
- State ex rel. Smith v. BurbridgeSupreme Court of Florida · 1888
- Stemper v. HigginsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
- Gregory v. SandersMississippi Supreme Court · 1943
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.