Kelso v. Wright
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lyon District Court. — Hon. John F. Oliver, Judge. This is a contest over tbe right to hold the office of a •member of the board of supervisors of Lyon county. The "hoard of contest found in favor of the incumbent. On appeal to the district court the incumbent was declared elected by ¡a majority of one. Contestant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Deemer¿ J.
1 Lyon county is divided into districts for the purpose of electing members of the board of supervisors.. District No. 1 is composed of four townships, to wit, Elgin,. Grant, Liberal, and Midland. In his statement of intention to contest, plaintiff complained of the vote in but two of these-townships, to wit, Grant and Elgin. He set out the names-of the parties who he claimed voted illegally in these townships. The incumbent, in his answer, stated that illegal votes were cast for contestant in Midland and Liberal,townships, but that he did not know the names of these illegal voters.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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