AMES v. SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS

[No. 201, October Term, 1949.]

195 Md. 543 (1950)

74 A.2d 29

AMES ET AL. v. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY ET AL.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided June 8, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.J. Hayden, with whom was A.H. Gardner on the brief, for Norman B. Ames.

David Macdonald, County Attorney for Montgomery County, with whom was James S. Lanigan, Assistant County Attorney, on the brief, for Montgomery County, Maryland.

Paul F. Due for the Democratic State Central Committee for Montgomery County.

Carey E. Quinn for the Board of Supervisors of Elections of Montgomery County.

The cause was argued before MARBURY, C.J., and DELAPLAINE, COLLINS, GRASON, HENDERSON and MARKELL, JJ.


HENDERSON, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

This appeal is from an order of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County sustaining demurrers to a bill of complaint and dismissing the bill. The suit was instituted as a class suit to enjoin the Board of Supervisors of Elections of Montgomery County from accepting the application of Gerald D. Morgan as a candidate for nomination for the office of member of the County Council...

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