Armantrout v. Bohon

The trial court sustained a demurrer to Colleen Armantrout's notice or petition to contest the election of E.C. Bohon to the office of Superintendent of Schools of Marion County and the question presented is whether her notice states facts constituting a cause of action entitling her to contest the election. The case was transferred here by the St. Louis Court of Appeals. [Armantrout v. Bohon, 157 S.W.2d 530.]

[1] At the outset the appellant argues that a demurrer has no place in an election contest and the court had no authority to dismiss the suit but was bound to hear evidence and determine…