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VOLLIN v. KIMBEL

No. 74-2277.

519 F.2d 790 (1975)

George VOLLIN, Jr., and Harrison Douglas, Appellants, v. Ralph KIMBEL et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided August 4, 1975.

Certiorari Denied November 3, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sherman W. Pratt, Arlington, Va., for appellants.

Jerry K. Emrich, County Atty. for Arlington County, Va., for appellees.

Before WINTER, BUTZNER and WIDENER, Circuit Judges.

Certiorari Denied November 3, 1975. See 96 S.Ct. 295.

WINTER, Circuit Judge:

The appealing plaintiffs are black residents of Arlington County who attack the at-large system by which the five-member county governing board is elected. The at-large system of election was adopted in 1930 and supplanted a system of election from single-member districts. Plaintiffs assert that the area of Arlington County in which they live is geographically distinct from the rest...

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