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HALBERT v. SHELBY COUNTY ELECTION COM'N

31 S.W.3d 246 (2000)

Wanda HALBERT v. The SHELBY COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION, et al.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

November 6, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mimi Phillips, Memphis, TN, Memphis, for appellant, Wanda Halbert.

Robert L.J. Spence, Jr., Memphis, for appellees, Shelby County Election Commission and individually named commissioners.

Allan J. Wade, for appellee, Michael A. Hooks, Jr.; Ernest G. Kelly, Jr., and Board of Education of the Memphis City Schools.

OPINION

BIRCH, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which ANDERSON, C.J., HOLDER and BARKER, JJ., joined. DROWOTA, J., not participating.

This matter is before us on direct appeal from the Chancery Court of Shelby County pursuant to Tenn.Code Ann. § 2-17-116. At issue is Michael A. Hooks, Jr.'s eligibility to be elected to and serve on the Board of Education of the Memphis City Schools (School Board). His eligibility hinges on the meaning of the...

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