Harwell v. Morris

STOKES, Justice.

This is an election contest instituted in the trial court by appellee, C. L. Morris, against appellant, who was declared by the Executive Committee of Oldham County to have been nominated as the Democratic candidate for County Commissioner of Precinct No. 3 of that county. The primary election was held on July 27, 1940, and appellant and appellee were rival candidates for the nomination. The talley sheets returned by the officials of the election revealed that appellee had received 180 votes and appellant 182 votes in the election, which returns were verified by the Democratic…