Richmond v. Breithaupt

This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court, on appeal from the county court, in a contested election proceeding. Contestee, Breithaupt, upon the official returns, appeared to be elected county clerk of Harlan county. The returns showed that he had received 1,524 votes, and that Richmond, the contestant, received 1,518. A certificate of eléction was duly issued to the contestee. It was alleged by the contestant that illegal votes were received in each of 16 townships of the county sufficient to change the result; that legal votes cast for him were rejected; that votes were…