State, Ex Rel. Rose v. Ryan

As I view it, the purpose of a petition is to set forth the claims, allegations and contentions of the plaintiff or relator with sufficient definiteness and clarity to show, among other things, the operative facts giving rise to the jurisdiction of the court, the capacity or relation of the parties to the litigation, the acts or failures to act which give rise to the suit and the remedy or relief which is sought.

At the time of the argument of this case, counsel for the board of elections stated, and it was also stated in the brief on behalf of the board, that the petition of the relator…