Dunn v. Gamble

This appeal grows out of an election contest in Aurora county. At the November election in 1922, Dunn, the ■plaintiff, and Gamble, the defendant, were opposing candidates for the office of county treasurer. The canvassing board found that defendant had received more votes than plaintiff and declared defendant elected. Plaintiff, claiming- that he had received a greater number of legal votes than defendant, instituted a contest in the circuit court. The matter was referred to and tried by a referee, who, after hearing the evidence and examining the disputed ballots, found that both candidates'…