Whitaker v. State Ex Rel. Pierce
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Pittsburg County; R. W. Higgins, Judge. Primary election contest by the State, on the relation of J. 0. Pierce, against Ernest Whitaker. Judgment for relator, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtHardy, J.
This is a contest over the Democratic nomination for the office of county commissioner for the Second commissioner’s district of Pittsburg county, at the primary election therefor held in that- county on August 1, 1916. The official returns of the precinct officials at said primary, as canvassed by the county election board, showed that defendant in error, Pierce, received 250 votes, and plaintiff in error, Whitaker, received 238 votes, for such nomination. The parties will be referred to as they appeared in the trial court.
The defendant Whitaker, who lost on the face of the returns as made…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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