Landrum v. Cockrell

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Thomas

— Reversing.

The appellant and contestant below, W. J. Landrum, and the appellee and contestee below, S. J. Cockrell, were opposing candidates in the August, 1929, primary election for the Democratic nomination for the office of jailer of Breathitt county. On the face of the returns contestee received a majority of the votes cast in that election over the contestant of something less than 100, and in due time the latter filed this contest pursuant to the provisions of section 1550-28 of our present Statutes. The- grounds therefor were many, including…