Tschetter v. Ray
South Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, McCook County. lion. Joseph W. Jones, Judge. Election contest by Jacob Tschetter against C. A. Ray. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWhiting, J.
This is an election contest brought to determine who was elected mayor of the city of Bridgewater; the only issue raised by the pleadings and demanding our attention rests upon the allegation that several ballots, marked with the cross at the right of defendant’s name,’were wrongfully counted and canvassed for the defendant. It is conceded that, according to the count of the judges of election as convassed by the canvassing board, it appeared that the defendant received 96 votes and the plaintiff 95, and a certificate of election was issued in accordance therewith. The trial court found that,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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