Case Name: Knox v. Fesler
Court: Supreme Court of Indiana
Jurisdiction: Indiana
Decision Date: 1861-12-05
Citations: 17 Ind. 254
Docket Number: 
Parties: Knox v. Fesler.
Judges: 
Reporter: Indiana Reports
Volume: 17
Pages: 254–255

Head Matter:
Knox v. Fesler.
APPEAL from the Morgan Circuit Court.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
This is a case of contested election. It is not a civil case. The Lake Erie, &c. Co. v. Heath, 9 Ind. 558, But costs follow the judgment, by the general statute, only in civil cases. 2 R. S. § 396, p. 126.
A contest of an election is a special proceeding-, and must be controlled by the statutory provisions and regulating it, as to the costs therein. authorizing
TE V. Burns, for the appellant.
IE R. Harrison, for the ajopellee.
The judgment is affirmed, with costs.