Dent v. Board of Commissioners
West Virginia Supreme Court
Application by W. R. D. Dent for a writ of mandamus to the board of commissioners of Taylor county.
1Opinion of the Court
Brannon, President :
William R. D. Dent and Humphrey F. Brohard were competing- candidates at the election in November, 1898, to represent Taylor County in the House of Delegates. The board of canvassers found upon the returns of the officers of election at the various precincts that Brohard received one thousand six hundred and seven votes and Dent one thousand five hundred and twenty-six votes, electing Brohard by eighty-one majority. Dent demanding a recount, a recount claimed by Dent as complete showed that Dent received one thousand five hundred and fifty-eight votes, and Brohard one…
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