Hatcher v. Petry

Opinion op the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner

Affirming in part and reversing in part.

_ On the face of the returns, J. J. Hatcher had a majority of 10 over Mel Petry for the Democratic nomination for representative of Floyd county. Petry contested the -election. On a recount, certain ballots were held to have been improperly counted because of the failure of the election clerks to sign them as provided by law. The result was that Hatcher’s majority was raised to 137. The judgment was affirmed in Petry v. Hatcher, 260 Ky. 426, 86 S. W. (2d) 142, decided September 24, 1935. The trial of the…