Ison v. Weddle

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Rees

Reversing.

Each of the appellees and contestants below, A. A. Weddle, W. H. Walter, F. C. Cornett, R. B. Caudill, and T. B. Watts, was a candidate at the November, 1927, election for the office of trustee of the town of Blackey in Letcher county. The names of appellees were the only names printed on the official ballots. The names of appellants, Herman Ison, A. Whitaker, Sr., Squire Adams, Lyda Adams, and Wilson Caudill; were written on a large number of ballots in the blank spaces provided therefor, either by the clerk of the election or by the respective…