Tout v. Hawkins
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Tulare County. W. B. Wallace, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHenshaw, J.
Plaintiff, defendant, and one W. F. Mc-Cracken were rival candidates for the office of supervisor of supervisorial district No. 4 in Tulare County at the general election held on November 4, 1902. By its official canvass the board of supervisors found that the appellant had received a plurality of all the votes east in the district, and accordingly declared him elected, and the certificate of election was duly issued to him. Plaintiff and respondent instituted this contest, praying that he he declared elected. The case was tried, and by the judgment of the court it was determined that…
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