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· 1/15/1887

State ex rel. Lilienthal v. Deane

Citations

  • 23 Fla. 121

Syllabus

<p>Iu canvassing the votes cast at an election the inspectors refused to count a certain ballot for the relator because his name as it appeared thereon was scratched. The marks over the names were such as to call for an exercise of judgment by the inspectors as to whether it had been scratched or it was the intention of the ' person casting it to vote for the relator : Held, That this exercise of judgment by the inspectors could not be controlled by mandamus.</p>

Judges: Raney

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