Legal Opinion
Campbell v. Ramsey
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided July 27, 1939No. 34,425PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Smith, J.:
This is an election contest case. The contest court decided for the contester. The district court decided for the contestee. The contester appeals.
The office involved is commissioner for the first district in Bourbon county. There were three men in the race — Campbell on the Republican ticket, Ramsey on the Democratic ticket and Miller running as an Independent. Campbell was running for reelection. The return of the canvassing board gave Ramsey a total vote of 1,366 and Campbell a total vote of 1,365. This would elect Ramsey by one vote. The…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hudson v. SolomonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1877
- Mathewson v. CampbellSupreme Court of Kansas · 1914
- Hipple v. HippleSupreme Court of Kansas · 1929
- Rice v. Board of CanvassersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1893
- Hooper v. McNaughtonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1923
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3Cited by14 opinions
- District of Columbia v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- State ex rel. Parker v. CorcoranSupreme Court of Kansas · 1942
- Herken v. GlynnSupreme Court of Kansas · 1940
- Lambeth v. LevensSupreme Court of Kansas · 1985
- Hansen v. LindleySupreme Court of Kansas · 1940
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