Gunn v. Robles

— A rule was issued herein to show cause why the circuit judge should not be prohibited from entertaining jurisdiction of a statutory contest over the result of a primary election for the nomination of a county commissioner.

Under Section 416, (359) Comp. Gen. Laws, 1927, “all contests over the results of a primary election shall be determined according to the law applicable to like contests over the results of a general election.”

Section 444 (379) provides that “the election of any person to the office of county judge,” and other specified county officers, not including county commissioners,…