City of Leslie v. Watts

Carleton Harris, Chief Justice.

Gus B. Watts, appellee herein, and Rubin H. Summerhill were opponents for the office of City Marshal of Leslie, Arkansas, at the General Election held in November, 1970. Appellee received the highest number of votes and received his certificate of election from the election commissioners of Searcy County, and was subsequently sworn in. Summerhill had been acting under appointment by the City Council of Leslie from the time that Watts had, during a prior term, resigned from the position. Following the General Election in 1970, the City Council voted to retain…