Jordan v. Peacock

At the primary election held, in Delaware county, May 6, 1924, appellant and appellees Truitt and Krohn were candidates of the same political party for the office of county commissioner of the third district. By the official count of the 'ballots, it appeared that Truitt had received a plurality of the votes cast, and was nominated. Appellant, desiring a recount of the ballots, filed with the circuit court his petition asking that three commissioners be appointed for that purpose, the petition reciting, as was the fact, that the ballots cast at the election were all paper ballots. The…