Ridings v. Jones

Opinion of the Court by

Commissioner Hobson

Reversing.

John M. Ridings and Merit Jones were opposing candidates for the office of member of the county board of education in educational division No. 5 of Laurel county at the regular November election, 1925. Jones received a majority of the votes cast and was issued a certificate of election. Ridings contested his election, among other things on the ground that Jones had not filed a pre-election expense account as provided by the Corrupt Practice Act. Jones filed an expense account after the election and before he received his certificate, but he…