STATE v. VINYARD

No. 5362, No. 5363.

230 P.2d 238 (1951)

55 N.M. 205

STATE ex rel. DENTON et al. v. VINYARD, Mayor of City of Clovis et al. (two Cases).

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

April 11, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dee C. Blythe, Clovis, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Gore, Babbitt & Nieves, Clovis, for appellees.


COMPTON, Justice.

The questions presented stem from a local option election, held in the City of Clovis on the question whether alcoholic liquor may be sold therein. There were 2,788 votes against and 2,713 for the proposition. The canvassing board, appellees here, certified that a majority of the ballots cast were against the sale of alcoholic liquor within the municipality.

Petitioning for a recount, appellants allege that error or fraud has been committed...

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