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SUDEKUM v. HAYES

No. 19632.

414 F.2d 41 (1969)

William J. SUDEKUM et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. John HAYES et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

July 3, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barrett & Mitchell, Nashville, Tenn., George E. Barrett, Larry Helm Spalding, Nashville, Tenn., for appellants.

James M. Hunter, County Atty., for Sumner County, Tennessee, Gallatin, Tenn., for appellees.

Before WEICK, Chief Judge, and O'SULLIVAN and PHILLIPS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

This appeal involves the application of the one-man, one-vote rule to a county legislative body, the Quarterly County Court of Sumner County, Tennessee. In Tennessee counties the Quarterly County Court is composed of magistrates (also known as justices of the peace), elected by popular vote. There can be no dispute that the Quarterly County Court is a county governing body with certain legislative powers and is subject to the one-man, one-vote rule. Avery...

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