Ice v. Board of Canvassers
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Marion County. Action by William B. Ice against the Board of Canvassers of Marion county. Judgment for defendant and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
POEFENBARGER, PRESIDENT:
In the circuit court of Marion county, Wm. B. Ice, Jr. a candidate for member of the House of Delegates, obtained, from the circuit court of said county a peremptory writ of mandamus, compelling the board of canvassers of said county to count a certain ballot for him, which had been rejected. The board obtained a writ of error to the judgment. The petition did not show that the candidate’s election would be effected by the counting of the ballot for him. It said only that it would likely affect the result and again that it would change the result. A demurrer to the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hall v. StauntonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1904
3Cited by6 opinions
- Johnson v. Board of CanvassersWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1927
- State Ex Rel. Revercomb v. SizemoreWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1942
- Taylor v. Board of CanvassersWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1937
- Cantrell v. Board of EducationWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1929
- Hatfield v. County Court of Logan CountyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1933
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