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JOHNSON v. BYRD

S93A0786, S93X0787.

263 Ga. 173 (1993)

429 S.E.2d 923

JOHNSON v. BYRD; and vice versa.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided June 7, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Worthington & Flournoy, Samuel W. Worthington III, for appellant.

Doffermyre, Shields, Canfield & Knowles, Kenneth S. Canfield, for appellee.

CARLEY, Justice.

In a runoff election for the office of probate judge of Talbot County, Joe S. "Slade" Johnson, Jr. received only 41 more votes than Gary Ellis Byrd. Byrd then filed a petition contesting the election and the eligibility of Johnson to hold the office of probate judge. After Johnson answered, the case proceeded to a bench trial. Although the trial court found that Johnson was not ineligible for the office of probate judge, it did determine that 104...

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