Booher v. Smith

Opinion of the Court by

Commissioner Tinsley—

Reversing.

Appellant and contestant W. L. Booher, appellee and contestee Perry Smith, and J. G-. Huff were candidates for the Republican nomination for judge of the Clinton county court in the general primary election held August 3d of the present year. Upon a tabulation of the votes by the election commissioners of Clinton county, it was found that appellee Smith had received 852 votes, appellant Booher had received 786 votes, and Huff had received 721 votes. The certificate of nomination was awarded to appellee. Whereupon appellant instituted this…