Ward v. Salyer

Opinion op the Court by

Sms, Commissioner

Affirming.

In the 1939 November election, the appellant was the Republican nominee and the appellee the Democratic nominee for the office of circuit judge of the thirty-third judicial district, composed of Leslie and Perry counties. Appellee carried Perry county by 398 votes while appellant carried Leslie by 811, which elected him by 413 votes. Within the statutory period appellee instituted this action to contest appellant’s election on two grounds; (1) Appellant had violated the Corrupt Practice Act, Sec. 1565b-l et seq., Ky. Stats., by bribing voters…