Willis v. Kalmbach
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Corporation Court of the city of Fredericksburg in a contested election case. To a judgment setting aside the election, the contestees assign error.
1Opinion of the Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
Upon the petition of the requisite number of persons, an election was ordered by the Corporation Court of the city of *477Fredericksburg, to take place on the 5th clay of May, 1908, upon the question “for licensing” or “against licensing” the sale of intoxicating liquors within the limits of the said city. At the election held in obedience to this order, 351 ballots were cast against and 320 in favor of licensing.
On May 14, 1908', a petition, signed by 24 persons was filed, praying that the election be declared illegal, null and void, upon the…
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