Patton v. Watkins
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Probate Court of Jefferson. Heard before the Hon. J. P. Stiles. A 'sufficient statement, of facts appears in the opinion. cited State v- Dillon, 22 L. B. A. 124; Boyd v. Mills, 25 L. B. A. 487; Ellis v. May, 99 Mich. 538; Attorney-General v. Stillman, 108 Midi. 419; Attorney-General v. McQuade, 94 Micli. 438; Pearson v. Supervisors, 91 Ya. 322; Major v. Barker, 35 S. W. Bep. 543; Sproule v. Fredericks, 11 So.
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Appeal from the Probate Court of Jefferson. Heard before the Hon. J. P. Stiles. A 'sufficient statement, of facts appears in the opinion. cited State v- Dillon, 22 L. B. A. 124; Boyd v. Mills, 25 L. B. A. 487; Ellis v. May, 99 Mich. 538; Attorney-General v. Stillman, 108 Midi. 419; Attorney-General v. McQuade, 94 Micli. 438; Pearson v. Supervisors, 91 Ya. 322; Major v. Barker, 35 S. W. Bep. 543; Sproule v. Fredericks, 11 So. Bep. 427; Montgomery v. Oldham, 4_2 N. E. Bep. 474; Russell v. McDowell, 83 Cál. 70"; Tebbe v. Smith, 108 Cal. 101. .(1.) The irregularities were not sufficient to…
1Opinion of the CourtSharpe, J.
At an election held to fill the office of constable contestant and contestee were opposing candidates. 'There were two polling places in the precinct. At one of them, contestant received a majority of the votes. At the other the contestee received a larger majority, and was accordingly declared elected. This result was contested in the probate court, and was sustained by the judgment of the probate judge sitting without a jury. The evidence from which error in the judgment is sought to be shown relates only to the last mentioned polling place. It shows that at that .place no booths were…
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