Hardigree v. White, Sheriff

Opinion op the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner

Affirming.

This is a contest of a local option election held in Clay County on July 3, 1937, in which 1,513 votes were cast for the adoption of the local option law and 392 against. The judgment dismissed the contest. A former similar election was held invalid. Hardigree v. White, 266 Ky. 648, 99 S. W. (2d) 785.

One of the grounds of contest continued to be urged in the brief of the appellant is that Walter E. Woods was not legally a member of the county board of election commissioners which chose the officers for this election. It appears that the…