Tucker v. Meroney

This appeal is prosecuted by J. G-. Tucker to reverse a judgment dismissing his complaint in a contested election case.

J. Gr. Tucker and T. M. Meroney were rival candidates for the nomination of sheriff of Lincoln County in the Democratic primary election held on the 12th day of August, 1930'. The Democratic 'Central 'Committee duly canvassed the returns, and found that T. M. Meroney had received 932 votes and that J. Gr. Tucker had received 924 votes. The committee declared that T. M. Meroney had received a majority of the votes cast at the election, and the certificate of nomination was…