Sweno v. Gutches

STONE, Justice.

In this statutory election contest the stake is the office of county commissioner for the fifth commissioner district in Todd county. The contestee, Mr. Gutches, was declared elected by the canvassing board, but his margin of victory was only three votes. The inspectors appointed, following the institution of the contest proceedings by Mr. Sweno, upon their recount reversed the canvassing board and gave contestant a margin of one. The decision below, in its turn, reversed that conclusion, giving Gutches a majority of two. The findings of fact award him 651 votes against 649 for…