Maloney v. Collier

This is a contested election case, brought before the chancellor presiding over the chancery court of Knox county.

The contestant, G. L. Maloney, alleges that upon the face of the returns for the August election, 1902, as compiled by the canvassing board, he received in Knox county, as a candidate for re-election as county judge, 3,322 votes, and the contestee, A. Donald Collier, for the same office, 4,816 votes, on the face of said returns, and that the certificate of election was accordingly issued to the contestee. The petition sets out the votes by precincts as they were returned for each…