Children v. Shinn

Plaintiff became a member of the board of supervisors of Pottawattamie county on January 1, 1911, and at the general election in the fall of the year 1912 .he became a candidate to succeed himself. Prior to his incumbency, the board of supervisors had had a great deal of trouble over the establishment of drainage districts and the changing of water courses within the county, and these difficulties continued during his incumbency. For some reason defendant became interested in the defeat of each and all of *533the sitting members of the board, who were candidates for re-election in the year 1912,…