Legal Opinion
Casey v. Burdine
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided February 21, 1949No. 4-8714PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEd. F. McFaddiN, J.
This is a proceeding between rival candidates for a place on the County Board of Education in Newton county. The school election was held on March 20, 1948, and on the face of the returns Burdine received a majority of the votes. He was certified as elected, and Casey undertook to contest the election. The following chronology of dates and events in 1948 presents the factual situation:
I. April 2nd, Casey filed his complaint in the County Court to contest Burdine’s election.
II. April 21st, Burdine moved that the complaint be dismissed, saying: “. . . that the County Court has no jurisdiction…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Stafford v. CookSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1923
- L. R., M. R. & T. Ry. v. ManeesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1887
- Lawler v. LawlerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1913
- Wood v. StewartSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1906
- Crawford County Bank v. BoltonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1908
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Blissett v. FrisbySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1970
- Jenkins v. BogardSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
- Reed v. BakerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1973
- Pederson v. StracenerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
- Faver v. GoldenSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1950
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