Terry v. Sencindiver

Caplan, Judge:

This is an appeal from a decision of a special court convened pursuant to the provisions of Code, 1931, 3-7-3, as amended, for the purpose of determining which of two candidates was the duly elected Judge of the 31st Judicial Circuit.

At the general election held on November 5, 1968, the appellant, Luke E. Terry, sometimes referred to an “contestant,” was the candidate of the Republican Party and the appellee, Vance E. Sencindiver, sometimes referred to as “contestee,” was the candidate of the Democratic Party for the office of Judge of the 31st Judicial Circuit. This circuit is…