Rice v. Jones

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Clay

Affirming.

F. M. Rice and Harry Z. Jones were candidates for the Eepnblican nomination for the office of magistrate in the Ponrth magisterial district of Boyd connty. As counted by the connty election commissioners, Jones received a majority of -27 votes and was awarded the certificate of nomination. In dne time Eice filed his petition. contesting the election. A demnrrer was sustained to the petition, and the petition was dismissed. Eice appeals.

Briefly stated, the facts pleaded are these: The Ponrth magisterial district contains seventeen precincts. In…