Adams v. Roberts
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 43 — Contest Between James P. Ada-ms and James K. Roberts Over the Oeeioe oe Commonwealth’s Attorney for the Twenty-third Judicial District appeal from lee circuit court. — J. SMITH HATS, special judge. Judgment for Roberts, Contestee. The Contestant, Adams, Appeals.
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Case 43 — Contest Between James P. Ada-ms and James K. Roberts Over the Oeeioe oe Commonwealth’s Attorney for the Twenty-third Judicial District appeal from lee circuit court. — J. SMITH HATS, special judge. Judgment for Roberts, Contestee. The Contestant, Adams, Appeals. The questions discussed by counsel are: 1. Which of the candidates received a majority of -the legal votes cast at the November election, 1903, for Commonwealth’s attorney of the Twenty-third Judicial District? 2. Whether, if the contestant, Adams, received a majority of the votes, he was ineligible to the office by reason…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion or the court by
JUDGE O’REAR
Reversing.
Appellant and appellee were contending .candidates at the November election, 1903, for the office of Commonwealth's attorney for the Twenty-third Judicial District. At that time the district was composed of the counties of Estill, Lee, Breathitt, Wolfe, and Magoffin. The election occurred on November 3,1903. Appellant then resided in Magoffin county *366and appellee in Lee county, andi they had so resided for many yearn Each was also otherwise eligible to the office. The precinct election officers1 of the various precincts in the district certified to…
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