Francis v. Sturgill
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Appeal from Knott Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
*652Opinion ok the Court by
Judge Settle
Reversing.
The appellant, Willie Francis, and the appellee, John Sturgill, were candidates for the office of County Court Clerk of Knott County at the November election, 1913, the former running as the nominee of the Democratic party and the latter claiming to be the nominee of the Republican party. Following the election the County Board of Election Commissioners, by a canvass of the returns, found and declared that appellant had received 960 votes and appellee 929 votes, giving the former a majority of thirty-one votes. The board then issued to appellant a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Adams v. BurksU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1871
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