Olson v. Grilly

The plaintiff sought, unsuccessfully in the.trial court, for a declaration as against the defendants, county clerk and board of county commissioners, that his opponent in the coming general election be declared not eligible to run as a candidate, and for an injunction to restrain the county clerk from placing the name of plaintiff’s opponent on the general election ballot.

Briefly, plaintiff contends that his opponent served as sheriff by appointment, filling a vacancy, from December. 6, 1956 to December 31, 1958, and served as' sheriff, by election, from January 1, 1959 until the present…