Brown v. Nisler

Appellant and appellee were rival candidates for the office of sheriff of Conway County, before the primary election held on August 14, 1928. According to the returns of said election, as certified by the Democratic County Central Committee,, appellee received 1,302 votes and appellant 1,121 votes, or a majority of 181 votes in favor of the appellee.

Within the time provided-by-law appellant instituted, this contest in the circuit court of said county, by filing a complaint charging that he had received 1,121 legal votes, and that, although appellee was credited with 1,302 votes, 720 theréof…