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STATE EX REL. WYRICK v. WRIGHT

678 S.W.2d 61 (1984)

STATE of Tennessee, Upon Relation of Rollin W. WYRICK, W.J. Haren, James Rogers and Ralph Benjamin, Relators, who are citizens and residents of the City of Rockwood, Roane County, Tennessee, Appellants, v. William R. WRIGHT, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

October 15, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Billy H. Leffew, Rockwood, for appellants.

James H. Harris, Loudon, Arnold, Winfrey, Simpson & Harris, for appellee.

OPINION

FONES, Justice.

The chancellor allowed the citizens of Rockwood, Tennessee, to maintain this action quo warranto, to determine the right to two offices on the six member city council, although the district attorney general refused to allow the suit to be brought in his name.

I.

Three at-large positions of City Councilman were on the ballot in the regular Rockwood election in June, 1983, for terms beginning July 1, 1983. The results...

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