Armstrong v. Wilkinson

At an election held in the city of Taylorville on April 21, 1931, five candidates for the office of mayor were voted for and upon the canvass of the votes Cud Wilkinson was declared elected. On May 12 G. L. Armstrong, another of the candidates, filed a petition in the county court of Christian county to the June probate term to contest the election, making all the other candidates who were voted for, parties defendant. On the first day of the June term of the county court all the defendants except Wilkinson were defaulted. Wilkinson filed a motion to dismiss the petition, for the reason,…