Stivers v. Lewis

CLAY, Commissioner.

We have before us an election contest involving the Republican primary race for Circuit Judge in the 27th Judicial District. The recount phase of the case was disposed of in F. P. Stivers v. Lewis et al., Ky., 242 S.W.2d 859, handed down October 9, 1951.

The trial Court dismissed appellant’s petition for the reason that the grounds of contest had not been sustained, thereby *37leaving contestee the winner of the nomination. On this appeal only two contentions are made.

The first is that the pleading- showed contestant should have been adjudged the winner -of the election by 255…