Hagan v. Henry

Mr. Justice 'Swiggart

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is an election contest, now pending in the circuit court of Giles county. The plaintiff was the incumbent of the office of sheriff and was a candidate to succeed himself at the regular election held in August of this year. The defendant Henry was also a candidate, and received a plurality of 84 votes on the face of the returns. Henry was given a certificate of election by the county board of election commissioners.

The original petition of the plaintiff challenges the qualifications of several hundred voters who cast votes for Henry,…