Pedigo v. Grimes

The appellee, proceeding under the statute providing for the contest of election, filéd a written statement contesting the election of the appellant to the office of auditor of Monroe county. By appeal the case went to the Monroe Circuit Court, and thence, by change of venue, to the Orange Circuit Court.

The court did not err in denying the appellant’s request for a trial by jury. Our cases holc^ that a jury trial is not demandable in contested election cases, and they are supported by authority. Knox v. Fesler, 17 Ind. 254; Cory v. Segar, 62 Ind. 60; Ewing v. Filly, 43 Pa. St. 384; Hulseman…