Feld v. Prewitt, Sheriff of Montgomery Co.

Opinion op the Coubt by

Judge Rees

Affirming.

This is a contest of a local option election held in Montgomery county on January 10, 1938, in which 1,889 votes were cast in favor of adopting the Local Option Law, Kentucky Statutes, section 2554c-l et seq., and 1,502 against it, making a majority of 387 in favor of prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquor in that county. After the result of the election had been duly certified, Sol Feld, a citizen, resident and taxpayer of the county, instituted a contest proceeding against the members of the county board of election commissioners of Montgomery…