Ragan v. Burnett

305 S.W.2d 759 (1957)

Ellis RAGAN, Appellant,

v.

Joe BURNETT, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

October 3, 1957.

C. Homer Neikirk, Somerset, for appellant.

Fritz Krueger, Somerset, for appellee.

CLAY, Commissioner.

This is a primary election contest involving the nomination of a Republican candidate for sheriff of Wayne County. The issue presented is the alleged illegality of all absentee ballots cast. The trial court dismissed the plaintiff appellant's complaint on the ground that he had failed to list the names of the voters casting the absentee ballots, and on the additional ground that he…