WINCHESTER v. ADKISSON

No. 9857.

522 S.W.2d 825 (1975)

W. H. WINCHESTER, Jr., Contestant-Appellant, v. Ralph ADKISSON, Contestee-Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Springfield District.

April 28, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Blanton, W. H. Winchester III, Blanton, Blanton, Rice & Sickal, Sikeston, for contestant-appellant.

Marvin S. Wood, Wayne L. Millsap, Clayton, for contestee-respondent.

Before BILLINGS, C. J., HOGAN and FLANIGAN, JJ., and WELBORN, Special Judge.


ROBERT R. WELBORN, Special Judge.

Appeal from judgment dismissing petition in primary election contest.

The official returns for the Mississippi County primary election on August 6, 1974 showed that Ralph Adkisson received 2,036 votes and W. H. Winchester, Jr., 2,032 votes for the Democratic nomination for Presiding Judge of the County Court.

On August 13, Winchester filed his verified petition in the Circuit Court of Mississippi County, contesting...

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