Pinson v. Hughes

Opinion of the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner

Affirming.

The judgment in this contest of a local option election, held in Magisterial District No, 5 of Pike County, sustained the election. The returns were 761 in favor, and 466 against,.giving a majority of 295 votes for prohibition.

All the issues have be,en decided in Hughes v. Ramey, 305 Ky. 127, 203 S. W. 2d 63, except the fact of the sufficiency of advertising the election by posting hand-, bills or notices. On this appeal the contestant, Earl Pin-son, insists'that the order calling the election was invalid for the reason that it grouped all…