Hunt v. Sims

ROGERS, Justice.

Plaintiff and defendant were opposing candidates for the office of district attorney of the Fifth judicial district at a second or run-off primary election held on March 3, 1936. According to the returns as promulgated by the Democratic executive committee of the judicial district, the defendant was declared the party nominee for the office. Plaintiff brought this suit, alleging that as a result of the primary election he, and not the defendant, was nominated. As grounds for his contest, plaintiff set up that the election officers at the various precincts throughout the…