Howard v. Whittaker

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Richardson

Reversing.

At the November election, 1931, G-rover Howard, Harney Whittaker, Taylor Bradley, W. M. Hale, Roy Wireman, Dora Howard, Dave Wireman, Boyd Miller, and Tommy Fletcher wer§ candidates for membership of the county board of education of educational division No. 3, composed of voting precincts 8, 9, 11, and 18 of Breathitt county. W. M. Hale and Boyd Miller withdrew from the race after their names had been printed on the ballots to be used in the election. The election commissioners of the county certified that Grover Howard had received 278 votes;…