Thompson v. Boling

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Willis

Reversing.

Joseph A. Thompson and W. M. Boling were competing candidates in the August, 1931, Primary Election for the Democratic nomination for the office of Representative from Meade County in the G-eneral Assembly of Kentucky.

The canvassing board found that Boling had received a majority of the votes, as counted by them, and thereupon Thompson instituted this proceeding, authorized by the act of 1930, for a recount of the ballots before issuance of the certificate of nomination. Chapter 501, Acts of 1930, p. 53. The circuit court recounted the ballots and…