MANN v. KEY

SC 2164.

345 So.2d 293 (1977)

John Davis MANN v. Houston KEY et al.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

April 29, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph H. Ford and James P. Smith of Ford, Caldwell, Ford & Payne, Huntsville, for appellant.

Loyd H. Little, Jr., for Cloud, Berry, Ables, Blanton & Tatum, Huntsville, for New Hope Town Council.

Julian D. Butler, for Butler & Potter, Huntsville, for Kenneth Self.


JONES, Justice.

This case involves a contest between two candidates for the office of mayor of the Town of New Hope.

In August of 1976, a primary was held to elect a mayor and Town Council for New Hope. There were three candidates for mayor, none of which received the required number of votes. A run-off was held between the top two vote-getters, John Davis Mann, the incumbent mayor, and Kenneth Self, an incumbent city councilman. The result was a tie vote...

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