Davis v. Brown
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Randolph County. Certiorari by John T. Davis and others against the County Court of Randolph County, T. P. R. Brown, and others. From a judgment of the circuit court, Brown brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
BranNON, Judge:
This case involves the change of the county seat of Randolph County. It was once before this Court upon the question whether the returns of an election upon the question of the removal of the county seat from Beverly to El-kins should be canvassed by the board of canvassers or the county court. 45 W. Va. 827, (32 S. E. 165), This Court decided that the county court should canvass the returns, and hear evidence of fraud and illegality in the election, and declare the result. When the county court proceeded to do this, it was found that at the general election held for public…
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