Spurgin v. Thompson
Nebraska Supreme Court
Appeal from the district court of Keya Paha county. Heard below before Kinkaid, J.
1Opinion of the Court
Ryan, C.
According to the original canvass of KeyaPaha county, there were cast 337 votes for Hugh Booth, and 338 votes for H. B. Thompson, for sheriff of said county, and there was accordingly issued to said Thompson a certificate of election. Within the proper time, Joseph M. Spurgin, an elector of said county, as provided in such cases, filed in the county court of said county a complaint accompanied by a bond, with the view of contesting said election of sheriff. The complaint alleged irregularities as to some precincts, of which no notice will be taken, because, whatever may have been the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- White v. SlamaNebraska Supreme Court · 1911
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