Lyttle v. Wilson

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Thomas

Reversing

At the regular November election in 1933, the appellant and plaintiff below, Lewis Lyttle, and the ap-pellee and defendant below, W. M. Wilson, were candidates for the office of police judge of the town of Wallins, Ky., which is one of the sixth class. The board of canvassers certified that plaintiff received at that election 72 votes and that defendant received 152 votes, and the certificate of election was issued to him. Indue time plaintiff filed this contest action in the Harlan circuit court against defendant, charging that enough illegal votes…