Curtis v. State Ex Rel. Moreland

The relator, J. M. Moreland, and W. J. Fair were candidates for the office of Sheriff of Carter County at the August election, 1930. The defendants composed the hoard of election commissioners for the county. W. J. Fair was not made a party defendant. The commissioners of - election issued a certificate of election to Fair, after canvassing the returns filed with them by the several election officers. Thereafter the relator instituted this action for the writ of mandamus, averring in the petition that the election returns showed a clear majority of the votes cast for the relator, and that the…