Jain v. Bossen

The contest in this case is over the office of trustee for the town of Ward. The canvassing board determined that defendant in error received 167, and plaintiff in error 131 votes. The latter brought this action to contest the election of his opponent. From a judgment in favor of contestee, contestor brings the case here for review on error. In his statement he charges that fifty persons, whom he names (including contestee), and who cast their votes for the latter, were illegal voters. On the trial it was admitted that eleven of.the persons so named were qualified to vote. Of those remaining,…