Fayetteville v. Baker

The city of Fayetteville instituted this action in the chancery court of Washington County against the county judge, the county clerk, and sheriff, to restrain them from removing from the two southeast rooms of the courthouse of Washington County all employees of the city of Fayetteville and all records, books, papers and other property belonging to the city of Fayetteville, and from a vault in the 'basement of the county courthouse of Washington County all records, books and papers belonging to the city of Fayetteville.

The plaintiff alleged, in substance, that, on the 18th of June, T923, it…