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ESCO v. SCOTT

No. 97-CA-01362-SCT.

735 So.2d 1002 (1999)

Fred ESCO, Jr. v. Alice SCOTT, The Municipal Democratic Executive Committee of The City of Canton, Mississippi, Goldman F. Jones, Jr. and Bernadette Russell.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 18, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel L. Begley, Jackson, Attorney for Appellant.

Edward Blackmon, Canton, Attorney for Appellees.

EN BANC.

McRAE, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. Fred Esco, Jr., an unsuccessful contender for the Democratic nomination for the City of Canton's 1997 mayoral race, challenges the dismissal of his election contest petition by the Circuit Court of Madison County on October 20, 1997. We find that the Special Judge ruled correctly in finding that an attorney who is "of counsel" to the firm in which the petitioner's attorney is a partner is not eligible to make the certification...

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