Baylor v. Bell

NORVELL, Justice.

This is an election contest brought by J. W. Baylor against J. R. Bell. Baylor contends that he was elected Commissioner of Precinct No. 3 (Suaz Precinct) of La-Salle County, at the General Election of November S, 1940.

The contest was tried by the court without a jury and judgment rendered for Bell, the contestee. Findings of fact and conclusions of law were filed by the trial judge.

The election returns showed that Bell received forty-nine votes and Baylor received twenty-one votes at the election in question. In his pleadings, Baylor alleged that thirty-six persons were not…