Derickson v. Conlee
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Appeal from Powell Circuit Court. J. M. Benton, Circuit Judge. From an order awarding.a mandamus compelling defendants to hear the contest the defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the court by
Judge Hobson.
Affirmed.
On February 26,1908, an election was field in Powell county to take tfie sense of tfie voters on tfie question as to wfietfier or not spirituous, vinous or malt liquors sfiould be sold in tfie county. Tfie election resulted in a majority against tfie sale on tfie face of tfie returns, and tfie election commissioners certified tfie result to tfie county court. Thereupon appellees filed notice of contest which, came on to be beard before appellants, tfie county judge, and tfie two magistrates residing nearest to tfie county seat. Tfie contestees…
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