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McPHERSON v. EVERETT

594 S.W.2d 677 (1980)

Bill McPHERSON, Plaintiff Appellee, v. James R. EVERETT, Jr. et al., Defendants Appellants.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

February 20, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Leech, Jr., Atty. Gen., Kenneth R. Herrell, Asst. Atty. Gen., William Howard, Metropolitan Legal Dept., Douglas S. Johnston, Jr., Nashville, for defendants-appellants.

Charles Galbreath, Galbreath, Schneider & Zanetis, P.C., Nashville, W. Mitchell Crawford, III, Franklin, for plaintiffs-appellees.

OPINION

HENRY, Judge.

The sole issue presented by this appeal1 is the meaning of the phrase "next election occurring after the vacancy" contained in Article VII, Section 2 of the Constitution of Tennessee, in the context of a vacancy in a county office.

I.

Factual Background — Action of Trial Court

A vacancy in the office of County Clerk of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County was...

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