Stephens v. Coffee

FUNDERBURK, Justice.

The action here appealed is a statutory election contest. The election was held April 9, 1938, in the Ibex Independent School District in Shackelford County, as a part of the proceedings to determine whether that district should be consolidated with Albany Independent School District, also in Shackelford County.

The result of the election, as declared, was a tie in said Ibex Independent School District, and the appellants herein instituted a contest of the election whereby they endeavored to show that there were illegal votes cast which if excluded would result in a…