Bryant v. Birdwell

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Ratlipf —

Affirming.

This appeal involves the validity of a local option ■election held in Monroe county, Ky., on September 25, 1937. The election resulted in a substantial majority of votes in favor of local option, and in due time appellants, who were contestants below, filed their petition in equity in the Monroe circuit court seeking to have said election declared void.

The petition set out various alleged grounds upon which said election should be held void, including the allegation that the petition filed in the office of the county court clerk authorizing the…