Bailey v. Davis

JOHNSON, Judge.

This is an appeal from a final order of the Circuit Court of Madison County, Florida, dismissing the complaint of appellant herein.

The complaint was filed to contest the certification of the nomination of Jerry Sullivan as the successful candidate for the District Four seat on the Madison County School Board. The County Canvassing Board moved to dismiss on the ground, inter alia, that the complaint was fatally defective in that the same was not a “sworn bill of complaint” as required under Florida Statute Section 102.161, F.S.A.

In response to said motion to dismiss, the…