Watts v. Bowen

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Rees

Affirming.

At the primary election, field Angnst 5, 1933, there-were four candidates for the Democratic nomination for representative in Anderson county. On the face of' the returns the votes received by each were as follows: Ollie J. Bowen, 1,058; C. E. Watts, 966; William Duncan, 395; and Parker Sims, 384. The appellant, Watts,, instituted this contest against the appellee, Bowen. A demurrer to the petition was sustained, and the petition. dismissed.

The only ground of contest is the casting of sufficient alleged illegal votes in two precincts to…