Alward v. Harper

On May 3, 1911, the appellants, as legal voters of Penn township, in Shelby county, filed a petition in the county court to contest the election, on April 4, 1911, of E. R. Harper to the office of supervisor. A summons was issued returnable on May 15, 1911. O11 May 25 the court ordered this summons quashed and a new summons issued. At the June term, to which the second summons was returnable, the court ordered it quashed and dismissed the petition after refusing to allow an amendment. The petitioners appeal, and assign for error the quashing of the two summonses, the refusal to allow an…