Adams v. Dixie School District No. 7

I agree with the result reached in the majority opinion, but I do not think that result can be reached on the basis of the statutes and the constitutional provisions quoted, without more. In approaching the problem presented, we must resort, not only to the mandate of Art. 19, § 24, but also the the rule of liberal construction given statutes pertaining to election contests.

These rules of law are simply a guide to our construction of pertinent statutes, however, because the constitutional mandate is to the General Assembly, not the courts, and the judicial department is not licensed to…