McNabb v. Hamilton

The city of Decatur is operating under the commission form of government. At the regular quadrennial election in 1931 there were eight candidates for the office of commissioner, and the canvassing board declared William L. Hamilton, Earl V. Smith, Thomas A. Moran and Walter E. Rugh to have been elected. Appellee, Arthur L. McNabb, one of the candidates for commissioner, filed a petition in the circuit court of Macon county to contest the election. Beecher Hughey, another candidate for commissioner, also filed a petition in said court to contest the election. By agreement the two proceedings…