Murray v. Waite
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On appeal by petitioner. This is a petition brought under R. S., Chap. 6, Sec. 70, to determine whether the petitioner or the respondent was elected Alderman from Ward 1 in the City of Portland at the annual election held on the first Monday of December, 1914. From the findings of the sitting Justice, who heard the case, the respondent appealed and the case was transmitted to the Chief Justice. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtSavage, C. J.
This is a petition brought under Chap. 6, Sec. 70, of the R. S., to determine the election of alderman in Ward 1, Portland at the municipal election in 1914. The certificate of election was given to the respondent. The petitioner seeks to oust him.
After hearing, the sitting Justice made the following findings and decree:—
“It is admitted by the parties and their counsel that in Ward 1 proper the
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Total number 1652, and of these it is admitted that the petitioner received 784 and the respondent 784. This leaves a total of twenty-five contested ballots to be passed upon by the court. These ballots…
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