Clark v. Quick

At the election which was held November 8, 1938, in Clark county, Wilbur Clark was the Republican candidate for county clerk and John Quick was his opponent on the Democratic ticket. Quick was declared elected and from that election the contest developed from which this appeal has followed. The canvassing board gave Quick 4787 votes and Clark 4770. On trial of the election contest the circuit court found that Clark had won over Quick by a majority of 12.0064. Every conceivable error and cross-error has been assigned, based on an enormous record — nearly 300 exhibits and over 400 pages of…