WELLS v. ELLIS

88-648.

551 So.2d 382 (1989)

Gwin WELLS and David Morgan v. Petey ELLIS and Donald Watts.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

September 22, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Still, Birmingham, for appellants.

Garve Ivey, Jr. of Wilson & King, Jasper, for appellees.


JONES, Justice.

This appeal is from a partial summary judgment entered in a consolidated election contest. Contestant Petey Ellis lost in his bid for mayor of Sumiton, and contestant Donald Watts lost in his bid for another municipal office in Sumiton. Ellis and Watts filed election contests and claimed that the winners (Gwin Wells and David Morgan, respectively) won their races because of the acceptance of illegal absentee votes, the rejection of legal votes, malconduct...

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