Lewis v. Petrey

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Rees

Affirming.

The appellees, J. W. Petrey, John Williams, WillieSlagle, W. H. Gibson and John C. Clem, were candidates, at the November election, 1925, for the offices of trustees of the town of Evarts, a town of the sixth class, on what was known as the Petrey ticket. The appellants, Gil Lewis, W. IT. Fritts, W. L. Capps, John B. Kelly and R. H. Byrd, were candidates for the same offices on what was known as the Gil Lewis ticket. The names of the appellees were printed on the ballots used at the election but those of the appellants were not. The appellants had…