Brown v. Grzeskowiak

The parties were candidates for the office of clerk of the St. Joseph Circuit Court at the general election held on November 7, 1950. The appellant was declared elected by the county board of canvassers, and a certificate of election was issued to her.

On November 20, 1950, the appellee filed his complaint in 14 rhetorical paragraphs to contest the appellant’s election and for a recount. A board of recount commissioners, duly appointed, reported that appellee had received a plurality of all votes cast, and a certificate of election was issued to him. In the contest proceedings which followed…