Whitaker v. Swanner
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 35. — ACTION BY HENRY M. WHITAKER AGAINST GEO. W. SWANNER AND OTHERS FOR A MANDATORY INJUNCTION TO COMPEL THE CLERK OP THE LAUREL COUNTY COURT, TO PLACE PLAINTIFF’S NAME UNDER THE “LOG CABIN” AS THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR SHERIFF OF LAUREL COUNTY. Appeal from Laurel Circuit Court. H. C. Faulkner, Circuit Judge. Judgment for defendants. Plaintiff appeals.
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Case 35. — ACTION BY HENRY M. WHITAKER AGAINST GEO. W. SWANNER AND OTHERS FOR A MANDATORY INJUNCTION TO COMPEL THE CLERK OP THE LAUREL COUNTY COURT, TO PLACE PLAINTIFF’S NAME UNDER THE “LOG CABIN” AS THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR SHERIFF OF LAUREL COUNTY. Appeal from Laurel Circuit Court. H. C. Faulkner, Circuit Judge. Judgment for defendants. Plaintiff appeals. There are two reasons, as we think, stated in the petition why the clerk- should not be allowed to place the appellee, Swanner’s, name upon the ballot: £1. According to the petition he obtained Ms certificate of nomination by the use- of…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Settle
Affirming.
This action was instituted by the appellant, Henry M. Whitaker, in the Laurel Circuit Court to compel by mandatory injunction the clerk of the county court to remove from under the “log cabin” device of the Republican party, on the poll books to be used at the approaching November election, the name of appellee, George W. Swanner, as the Republican nominee for sheriff of Laurel county, and place in lieu thereof the name of appellant as such nominee of the. party. It is averred in the petition that a primary election was held in the county December 17, 1904, by…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Commonwealth v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1874
- Young v. YoungCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1903
- Brown v. Republican County Ex. CommitteeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1902
- Beasly v. AdamsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1904
- Henry v. SecrestCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1903
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