Chrisman v. Bruce
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 22 — PETITION ORDINARY cited 2 Raym., 950 ; 18 B. M., 497, 711 ; 11 Johns., 120; Sess. Acts, 1861-2-3, p. 70; 1 Rev. Stat.,p. 15. cited sec. 8,art 2, Const, of Ky.; 3 Marsh., 76; Rev. Stat., chap, on elections; 2 Mass., 236 ; 11 Mass., 350; 9' Pick., 312; Co. Litt., 197.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Duvall
This action was brought by Chrisman against Bruce to recover damages for the refusal of the defendant, as judge of an election, to receive the vote of the plaintiff.
On the trial in the court below, the jury, in conformity to a peremptory instruction given by the court, found a verdict for the defendant, and the action was dismissed. From that judgment the plaintiff has prosecuted this appeal.
It is alleged in the petition, in substance, that on the 3d day of August, 1863, in the county of Jessamine, an election was held for the purpose of choosing a Governor and other officers, and that the…
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