State Ex Rel. Watson v. Friend

WHITFIELD, J.:

Upon an information filed by the Attorney General of the State, this Court, under Section 5, Article V of the Constitution, issued a writ of quo warranto requiring the respondent to show by what right or warrant of authority of law he claims to exercise the office, franchises, liberties and powers as Harbor Master in and for the Port of Tampa, in Hillsborough County, Florida, within the corporate limits of said City.

Respondent moved to quash the information and the writ upon grounds which need not be stated here.

By the answer the respondent “avers that he is now and has been…