Allen v. Haddix

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Miller

Affirming.

At an election held on October 7, 1916, the appellant, Lizzie Allen, and the appellee, J. B. Haddix, were contending candidates for school trustee; and, the election officers having found that appellant had received twenty-seven votes and Haddix twenty-five votes, they awarded the certificate of election to the appellant, Allen.

On October 10th, Haddix instituted this action under subsection 12 of section 1596a of the Kentucky Statutes to contest the election of the appellant upon the ground that five votes which had been counted for her were cast…