Merrill v. Shearston

This is an election contest involving the office of the county treasurer of Adams county. The plaintiff in error was declared elected on the face of the returns. The defendant in error contested the election, and the matter was heard in the county court of Adams county, finding and judgment for the contestor. The contestee brings error and asks for a supersedeas.

The question for determination is as to the right of the inmates of the Fitzsimons Hospital to vote in precinct 23 of Adams county. This hospital was constructed and is maintained by the United States government for the treatment of…