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DIXON v. McCLARY

349 S.W.2d 140 (1961)

Buford (Dick) DIXON, Respondent-Appellant, v. Austin P. McCLARY, Petitioner-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

Rehearing Denied September 5, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Fisk Rolston, Chattanooga, for appellant.

R. R. Kramer, R. Arnold Kramer and Carter B. Wall, Knoxville, for appellee. Kramer, Dye, McNabb & Greenwood, Knoxville, of counsel.

SWEPSTON, Justice.

This is an election contest by Austin P. McClary, hereinafter referred to as contestant, against Buford Dixon, hereinafter, in order to avoid confusion, referred to as appellant, as a result of the General Election held in Polk County on August 4, 1960, as a result of which according to the official returns, Dixon was elected Sheriff.

August 8, 1960, McClary filed his petition for contest against appellant Dixon, the three election commissioners...

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