Cavallin v. Ivey

LANGDON, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court of Brewster County in an election contest. Contestant, Rex Ivey, Jr., contested the results of the official canvass of the votes cast in the Democratic Primary election of May 5, 1962, for the office of County Commissioner of Precinct No. 4 of Brewster County, wherein con-testee, Oscar M. Cavallin, received 32 votes and contestant, Rex Ivey, Jr., received 26 votes for such office.

Contestant Ivey contested the validity of sixteen votes cast for Cavallin and con-testee Cavallin contested the validity of nine votes…