Ferran v. Trujillo

BICKLEY, Justice.

Ferran and Trujillo were opposing candidates in the general election of 1944 for the office of County Commissioner of the second district of Rio Arriba County. Trujillo was declared elected on a canvass of the poll-book returns. Having (presumably) received his commission, qualified and entered on the performance of his official duties, in due time Ferran brought proceedings of contest by causing to be served on Trujillo a notice of contest, stating generally that if all legal votes cast in such, election had been properly received, counted, tallied, and returned, it would…