Roberts v. Stumbo

Opinion of the Court by

Commissioner Hobson-

Reversing.

Appellant and appellee were rival candidates for the office of circuit court clerk of Floyd county at the regular election held on November 8, 1927. On November 11th the election commissioners met and canvassed the returns, which showed a majority for appellee of something over 300 votes; they then made out and signed certificates of election in triplicate, and delivered them to the county clerk, directing the county clerk to deliver the certificate of election to appellee when he filed his postelec■tion expense account. The election…