Nichols v. Faircloth

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Nichols v. Faircloth

98 S.E.2d 416, 95 Ga. App. 641, 1957 Ga. App. LEXIS 882

CourtCourt of Appeals of Georgia

DecidedApril 25, 1957

Docket36640

StatusPublished

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Nichols v. Faircloth, 98 S.E.2d 416, 95 Ga. App. 641, 1957 Ga. App. LEXIS 882 (Ga. Ct. App. 1957).

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Carlisle, J.

This is an election contest case filed by W. E. Nichols, plaintiff in error, to the results of a general election held for the office of Sheriff of Randolph County, Georgia, and he brings by writ of error to this court his complaint as to the results of a contest which he brought against the successful candidate, T. E. Faircloth, complaining of the disposition of the contest. The writ of error must be dismissed, as a contest of an election for sheriff in a general election is a political matter of which the appellate courts can take no cognizance on appeal, nor is it a judicial matter of which the appellate courts may by statute have jurisdiction. See in this connection Code § 34-2801, et seq.; Carter v. Janes, 96 Ga. 280, 23 S. E. 201; Robertson v. Easley, 20 Ga. App. 258, 92 S. E. 1027; Brockett v. Maxwell, 73 Ga. App. 663, 38 S. E. 2d 176; Harris v. Sheffield, 128 Ga. 299, 57 S. E. 305; Harris v. Glenn, 141 Ga. 687, 81 S. E. 1103; Davis v. Forrester, 188 Ga. 73, 2 S. E. 2d 601; Gas-Light Co. of Augusta v. West, 78 Ga. 318; Steinheimer v. Jones, 114 Ga. 349, 40 S. E. 241; Banigan v. Nelms, 106 Ga. 441, 32 S. E. 337; Albea v. Watts, 114 Ga. 149, 39 S. E. 940; Chandler v. Barefield, 178 Ga. 265, 172 S. E. 919; Johnson v. Jackson, 99 Ga. 389, 27 S. E. 734.

Writ of error dismissed.

Gardner» P. J., and Townsend, J., concur. Hatcher, Smith & Stubbs, J. Madden Hatcher, for plaintiff in error. Joe M. Ray, Walter E. Taylor, Jr., contra.

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Carlisle, J.

This is an election contest case filed by W. E. Nichols, plaintiff in error, to the results of a general election held for the office of Sheriff of Randolph County, Georgia, and he brings by writ of error to this court his complaint as to the results of a contest which he brought against the successful candidate, T. E. Faircloth, complaining of the disposition of the contest. The writ of error must be dismissed, as a contest of an election for sheriff in a general election is a political matter of which the appellate courts can take no cognizance on appeal, nor is it a judicial matter of which the appellate courts may by statute have jurisdiction. See in this connection Code § 34-2801, et seq.; Carter v. Janes, 96 Ga. 280, 23 S. E. 201; Robertson v. Easley, 20 Ga. App. 258, 92 S. E. 1027; Brockett v. Maxwell, 73 Ga. App. 663, 38 S. E. 2d 176; Harris v. Sheffield, 128 Ga. 299, 57 S. E. 305; Harris v. Glenn, 141 Ga. 687, 81 S. E. 1103; Davis v. Forrester, 188 Ga. 73, 2 S. E. 2d 601; Gas-Light Co. of Augusta v. West, 78 Ga. 318; Steinheimer v. Jones, 114 Ga. 349, 40 S. E. 241; Banigan v. Nelms, 106 Ga. 441, 32 S. E. 337; Albea v. Watts, 114 Ga. 149, 39 S. E. 940; Chandler v. Barefield, 178 Ga. 265, 172 S. E. 919; Johnson v. Jackson, 99 Ga. 389, 27 S. E. 734.

Writ of error dismissed.

Gardner» P. J., and Townsend, J., concur. Hatcher, Smith & Stubbs, J. Madden Hatcher, for plaintiff in error. Joe M. Ray, Walter E. Taylor, Jr., contra.

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