Williams v. Buchanan
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Garland Circuit Court; W. H. Uvans, Judge; Buchanan instituted a contest for the office of sheriff of Garland County against Williams, alleging that contestant was duly elected, and that various frauds were committed* in the election, whereby contestee secured a certificate of election and was commissioned.
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Appeal from Garland Circuit Court; W. H. Uvans, Judge; Buchanan instituted a contest for the office of sheriff of Garland County against Williams, alleging that contestant was duly elected, and that various frauds were committed* in the election, whereby contestee secured a certificate of election and was commissioned. The court made various findings of fact, of which it will be necessary to set out only the second, third and fifth, towit : “Second: That the judges in the election in Hot Springs Township voting precinct were guilty of wilfully fraudulent conduct in conducting said election by…
1Opinion of the CourtHill, C. J.
Williams and Buchanan were opposing candidates for sheriff of Garland County. On the face of the returns Williams had 2,495 votes and Buchanan 2,146. Williams was commissioned, and took charge of the office, and Buchanan instituted a contest in the county court which resulted in Williams’s favor there. Buchanan appealed, and on trial de novo in the circuit court Buchanan'was declared elected, and a judgment for the office and for its emoluments was rendered in his favor. Williams appealed. This court superseded the judgment pending the appeal. See Williams v. Buchanan, 84 Ark. 404.
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