Legal Opinion
In re the Contest of the Alleged Election of Hunt
Cape May County Circuit Court, N.J.
Decided April 7, 1937PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jayne, C. C. J.
If the election laws oí this state do not accomplish all that may be fairly expected from them, the fault should not repose in the indifference of the courts.
At the general election on November 3d, 1936, in the county of Cape May, William C. Hunt and Jesse H. Ludlam were candidates for the office of state senator. The subsequent examination of the statements of the several district boards of the county enabled the board of county canvassers to determine that eight thousand seven hundred and sixty-seven votes were cast and counted for Hunt and that eight thousand three hundred…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Dinan v. SwigMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- State v. Judge of the Circuit CourtSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1888
- Sutherland v. MillerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1917
- In re the Last Will & Testament of GluckmanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1917
- State v. GilmoreSupreme Court of Kansas · 1878
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Markwort v. McGeeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951
- Application of James T. MurphyNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1968
- Magura v. SmithNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1974
- Mettler v. MurphyNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1968
- In re the Alleged Election of HessSomerset County Circuit Court, N.J. · 1941