O'NEAL v. SIMPSON

No. 50068.

350 So.2d 998 (1977)

Harl O'NEAL v. Mrs. T.C. SIMPSON.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied November 2, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dulaney & Dulaney, J.W. Dulaney, Jr., William P. Dulaney, Tunica, for appellant.

Sullivan, Smith, Hunt & Vickery, David R. Hunt, Clarksdale, for appellee.

EN BANC.


SUGG, Justice, for the Court:

This appeal arises from a contest of the general election of November 4, 1975 filed by Harl O'Neal, the Democratic nominee for the office of Supervisor, District No. 1, Quitman County. Mrs. T.C. Simpson qualified as an independent candidate in the general election following the defeat of her husband, who was the incumbent supervisor, by O'Neal in the Democratic primary. Mrs. Simpson was declared the winner by a margin of twelve (12) votes...

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