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JONES v. DIXON

No. 5-1297.

302 S.W.2d 529 (1957)

W. J. JONES, R. E. Barton and John A. Jones, Appellants, v. Erith DIXON, Contestee, and Fred Klzzl-a, Jr., Ernie Dunlap and Raymond Apollas, Election Commissioners of Pike County, Arkansas, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

June 3, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Q. Byrum Hurst and C. A. Stanfield, Hot Springs, for appellants.

Lindell Hile and Alfred Featherston, Murfreesboro, for appellees.

ROBINSON, Justice.

This suit was filed in the county court to contest an election on the question of building a county hospital under authority of Amendment No. 17 to the Constitution, as amended by Amendment No. 25. The principal issue is whether the county court has exclusive original jurisdiction to hear the election contest.

The election was held on December 22, 1956, and on the 26th day of December the county...

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