Baker v. Colson

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Thomas

Affirming.

The parties to this litigation were rival candidates for the Republican nomination for the office of county attorney of Clay county at the 1925 primary election. The contestee and the appellee, D. Y. Colson, received in that election, as certified by the election officers and the county board of election commissioners, 2,050 votes and the contestant and appellant, Frank H. Baker, in like manner received 1.668 votes, giving to contestee a majority of 382 votes. In due time and in proper form contestant filed this proceeding in the Clay circuit court…