State Ex Rel. Chronowski v. Lake Circuit Court

This is an action for a writ of prohibition to keep the trial court from entertaining a petition for a recount and contest of nominations for justice of peace at the Democratic Primary last May.

A temporary writ was issued. The relator filed a petition with the trial court asking that the contest and recount action be dismissed on the ground that although the petition was filed within the statutory 15-day period following the election, the notice was not issued by the clerk until some time after the expiration of the 15-day period.

Burns’ §29-5403 provides in part:

' “ . . . such petition for…