Snibley v. Palmtag
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Benito County. Lucas F. Smith, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtTemple, J.
This is an election contest for the office of supervisor of San Benito county. Appellant was declared elected by the board of canvassers. Despondent, being the opposing candidate, contested the election under the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, charging that illegal votes were counted for Palmtag, and that upon a proper count contestant would be found to have been elected.
Upon the trial, the court found that contestant and contestee had received the same number of legal votes, and ordered and adjudged that the alleged election of William Palmtag, "whose election to said office was…
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