Wurts v. Newsome

Opinion of the- Court by

Judge Clay

Reversing’.

At the regular election held on November 7, 1933,. T. N. Newsome, Jr., was the Republican candidate, and Dan W. Wurts was the Democratic candidate, for the-office of commissioner in the third district of Boyd, county. As counted by the board of election commissioners, Wurts received 6,966 votes and Newsome 6,943-votes, thus giving Wurts a majority of 23. On November 17th following, Newsome filed his petition in the Boyd circuit court asking a recount of the ballots on the ground that by fraud or mistake the election commissioners incorrectly…