Borders v. Williams

— At the Hovember election 1898, the county board of canvassers counted for appellant 1,383 votes, and issued to him a certificate of election as treasurer of Pulaski county. The board counted for appellee 1,377 votes for the same office. Appellee instituted this action under §6314 Burns 1894, §4758 Horner 1897, to contest appellant’s election.

In the complaint and statement of his grounds of contest, appellee alleged that at said election there were counted for him 1,377, and for the contestee 1,383 votes, and the contestee was declared by the board of canvassers to be duly elected; that…