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WILSON v. ELLIS

No. 5-1873.

324 S.W.2d 513 (1959)

Clyde WILSON, Appellant, v. Leonard ELLIS et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

June 1, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam Anderson, Hot Springs, Holt, Park & Holt, Little Rock, for appellant.

Walter J. Hebert, Lloyd E. Darnell, C. A. Stanfield, Q. Byrum Hurst, N. L. Schoenfeld, Hot Springs, for appellees.

WARD, Justice.

This election contest grows out of the first democratic primary on July 29, 1958, to select the nominee for sheriff of Garland County. The tabulation of the returns by the election officials showed 6,143 votes for Leonard Ellis, appellee; 5,942 votes for Clyde Wilson, appellant; and 175 votes for Doyle Rowell, there being only three candidates for the office of sheriff. On July 30, appellant demanded a recount...

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