Condren v. Gibbs
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Sebastian Circuit Court, Greenwood District; Daniel Hon, Judge; The official returns are quasi records and stand until overcome by affirmative evidence against their integrity. 73 Ark. 193; 50 Ark. 95. The county court has no jurisdiction to determine a contest for a district office.
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Appeal from Sebastian Circuit Court, Greenwood District; Daniel Hon, Judge; The official returns are quasi records and stand until overcome by affirmative evidence against their integrity. 73 Ark. 193; 50 Ark. 95. The county court has no jurisdiction to determine a contest for a district office. Art. 7, sec. 11, Const. 1874; 68 Ark. 558; 66 Ark. 204. Parol evidence is inadmissible to contradict the returns of an election unless it be shown that the ballots have been tampered with. 53 Pac. 173. The testimony of the voter is stronger than that of an election officer. 73 Ark. 187; 50 Ark. 85; 69…
1Opinion of the CourtFrauenthae, J.
At the general election for State, county and township officers held on the 14th day of September, 1908, R. I/. Condren and W. F. Gibbs were opposing candiates for the office of road overseer of the road district composed of Bass Little Township in the Greenwood District of Sebastian County. The election for this office was held under and by virtue of the act of the Legislature approved April 18, 1905, entitled “An act to provide for election of road, overseers and for other purposes” in certain named counties, by which it is provided that all township and district road overseers in the…
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