Helton v. Burdette

•Opinion of the Court by

Judge Miller

Affirming.

At an election held on October 6, 1917, for school trustee in sub-district 29 of educational division No. 2, known as Green Hill district, in Rockcastle county, the election officers found that the appellant, W. H. Helton had received 31 votes and that the appellee, Harrison Burdette had received 32 votes. Accordingly an election certificate was issued to Burdette, and Helton thereupon filed this action in the circuit court contesting Burdette’s election upon the ground that six illegal votes had been counted for him. Burdette entered a…