Traeger v. Meskel

At the general election held on November 8, 1932, Edgar A. Traeger and Philip K. Meskel were candidates on opposing tickets for the office of clerk of the district court of Fayette county, Iowa. Some of the ballots cast at the election were returned to the county auditor on the night of the election and some on the following day, and, when thus returned, they were by him placed in the vault in his office. On November 9 or 10, 1932, the county auditor removed the sacks containing the ballots cast at the election from the vault in his office to the attic of the courthouse where they were by him…