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SMITH v. FORTSON

23911.

223 Ga. 23 (1967)

153 S.E.2d 540

SMITH et al. v. FORTSON, Secretary of State, et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 6, 1967.

Rehearing Denied January 9, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew A. Smith, Henry M. Henderson, for appellants.

Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, G. Ernest Tidwell, Executive Assistant Attorney General, Harold N. Hill, Marion O. Gordon, Assistant Attorneys General, for appellees.

ALMAND, Presiding Justice.

The ruling this day made in the case of Jones v. Fortson, 223 Ga. 7, controls adversely to the contentions of the appellants that the indecisive results for the office of Governor of Georgia in the November general election should be determined in a special election rather than by a vote of the General Assembly.

The order of the trial court sustaining the general demurrer of Ben W. Fortson,...

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