Parrigin v. Sawyer

OSBORNE, Judge.

The appellant, Robert A. Parrigin, is the unsuccessful candidate of the Republican party for the office of County Court Clerk of Wayne County. The appellee, Jack Sawyer, is the successful candidate of the Democratic party. The election was conducted on November 4, 1969. Sawyer was the then incumbent County Court Clerk seeking re-election. There were 4774 votes cast at the polls on election day. Of these votes, Parrigin received four more votes than did Sawyer. There were 164 absentee ballots cast. Of these, Sawyer received 34 more than Parrigin, thereby making Sawyer the…