Brooks v. Crum

Haden, Chief Justice:

This is an appeal from a final judgment of the Circuit Court of Mingo County which, in turn, reviewed a ruling and proceeding involving an election contest for certain county offices appealed from the County Court of Mingo County.

Briefly stated, the facts involved in this appeal concern certain alleged voting irregularities arising from the primary election conducted in Mingo County of May 1972, in four voting precincts which appellants contend, if successfully proved, would effectively alter the results of that election in their favor. Specifically, appellants Melvin…