Cook v. Fisher
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hon. T. F. Stevenson, Judge. These parties .were opposing candidates in the Fifth supervisoral district of Polk county, for the office of supervisor, at the general election in 1894. The board of canvassers declared said John Fisher elected, whereupon John P. Cook instituted proceedings to contest said election, and the court of contest found and declared in favor of John P. Cook, from which John Fisher appealed to the district court.
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Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hon. T. F. Stevenson, Judge. These parties .were opposing candidates in the Fifth supervisoral district of Polk county, for the office of supervisor, at the general election in 1894. The board of canvassers declared said John Fisher elected, whereupon John P. Cook instituted proceedings to contest said election, and the court of contest found and declared in favor of John P. Cook, from which John Fisher appealed to the district court. The district court found in favor of the incumbent, John Fisher, and contestant, John P. Cook, appealed to this court. The…
1Opinion of the Court
G-iveií, J.
*291 *28I. There is no dispute as to the facts, and except in one particular, they are fully stated by the appellant, as follows: The only ground upon which this appeal is based, and which the appellant desires to bring to the attention of this court, is based upon the changes made in the official ballots, by the election judges in Four Mile township, that being one of the voting precincts of the Fifth supervisoral district of Polk county. In the supervisoral district referred to, John Fisher and John P. Ccok were candidates. In said township there had been a township ticket nominated,…
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