West v. Elliott

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Clay

Affirming.

A municipal election was held in the city of Pine-ville on November 3, 1931. The electors, in Ward 2 B were entitled to vote for two eouneilmen. For the two offices there were four candidates, J. H. Bolton, R. B. Elliott, James I. West, and Pinquard M. McCoy. The election commissioners certified that McCoy received 261 votes, West 183 votes, Elliott 181 votes, and Bolton 131 votes. Thereafter Elliott filed a contest in the Bell circuit court against West, McCoy, and the election commissioners, and requested a recount of the ballots under the…