State ex rel. Duke v. O'Brien

BROWNING, PRESIDENT:

The petitioner, Gay H. Duke, instituted in this Court an original proceeding in mandamus in bis own behalf and in behalf of all other registered voters of Jackson County against Perry Emmitt (Emmet) O’Brien, James Robinson and Ben Cadle, members of, and constituting, the Board of Ballot Commissioners of Jackson County, "West Virginia, and Asa Harpold, the republican “nominee” for the office of Sheriff of Jackson County.

The petition alleges that Asa Harpold “is ineligible and disqualified to be elected Sheriff of Jackson County, West Virginia, for the full four-year term in…