Black v. Spillman

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Hurt

Affirming.

At the primary election held on the 2d day of August, 1919, the appellant, Henry C. Black and the appellee, H. A. Spillman, were rival candidates for the nomination as a candidate of the Democratic party for the office of representative in the general assembly, from the 59th legislative district, composed of the counties, Trimble and Oldham. The official count of the vote cast at the primary election showed, that there had been cast and certified as cast for the appellee, 690 votes, and for the appellant, 689 votes. The appellant, in due time, gave…