Legal Opinion
Marcum v. Melton
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided October 25, 1929PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Drury, Commissioner—
Reversing.
Marcum, Melton, and 10 others, who also ran, were candidates for the Republican nomination for the office of jailer of Clay county at the primary election held August 3, 1929. On the face of the returns Marcum received 1,117 votes and Melton 1,123.
Melton was given the certificate of nomination and Marcum began this contest, by serving notice thereof on Melton on Monday, August 12, 1929.
The basis of Marcum’s contest is that he received a plurality of the legal votes, that the returns fail to show all the legal votes he received, and that in…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- O'Brien v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1889
- Geneva Cooperage Co. v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1906
- Ward v. HowardCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1917
- Meridian Life Insurance v. MilamCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
- Newport News, Co. v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1895
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Hodges v. MurrayCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
- Salisbury v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934
- Jenkins v. City of Bowling GreenCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
- Bates v. HanksCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
- Adams v. Letcher CountyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1944
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