Phillips v. Melton

Ed. F. McFaddin, Justice.

This is an election contest for the office of School Director.'

At the General School Election in March, 1952, Truman Phillips (appellant) and Roy Melton (appellee) were rival candidates for the office of School Director of Ozark District No. 14. On the face of the returns, Phillips was certified as elected by a vote of 408 to 406. Thereupon, Melton filed an election contest in the Circuit Court; 1 and also appealed from the County Court order which declared Phillips to have been elected. 2 The two cases were consolidated in the Circuit Court; and after an extended…