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COOK v. CORBETT

446 P.2d 179 (1968)

Vernon (Vern) COOK, Appellant and Cross-Respondent, v. Alice M. CORBETT, Respondent and Cross-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Oregon, In Banc.

Decided September 25, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leo Levenson, Portland, argued the cause and filed briefs for appellant and cross-respondent.

Herbert M. Schwab, Portland, argued the cause for respondent and cross-appellant. With him on the brief were Rives & Schwab, and Gerard K. Drummond, Portland.

Before PERRY, C.J., and McALLISTER, SLOAN, O'CONNELL, GOODWIN, DENECKE and HOLMAN, JJ.

McALLISTER, Justice.

This is an election contest over the Democratic nomination for Senator for the Twelfth Senatorial District (Multnomah county), Position No. 4. Alice Corbett and Vernon Cook were the only two candidates for the nomination in the primary election held on May 28, 1968. Corbett received the highest number of votes and was declared the nominee.

Cook brought this contest pursuant to ORS 251.015 to ORS 251.090, on the ground that Corbett had...

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