State Ex Rel. Crawford v. Hardage

This is an information in a quo warranto proceeding under section 5453 of the Code of 1907, to test the right and authority of H. B. Beard, John Patterson, A. A. Hardage, D. D. McGehee, and F. S. Hunt to hold the offices of members of the board of education of the enlarged territory of the city of Decatur, Ala. The information is filed by Rebecca J. Crawford and others, citizens either of the city of Albany or the city of Decatur, in Morgan county, Ala., and against the members of the board of education, above named.

The information avers they are without authority of law performing the duties…