Coates v. Camp

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hoch, J.:

The principal questions here presented are: First, is the appellee, Elburn M. Beal, who was a candidate for the Republican nomination for sheriff of Shawnee county at the recent August primary, eligible to hold the office during the regular term beginning in January, 1947, and entitled to have his name printed upon the ballot as such nominee; second, if Beal is not so eligible and so entitled, is Coates, the appellant, entitled to be certified as the Republican nominee for such term as sheriff. Procedural questions are whether Coates is…