STATE Ex Rel MADDEN v. CRAWFORD

This is an original proceeding by quo warranto (Oregon Constitution, Art VII, § 2; ORS 30.510), challenging the right of the defendant James W. Crawford, a duly elected, qualified, and acting circuit judge of the state of Oregon for the fourth judicial district (Multnomah county), to sit temporarily as a member of the Supreme Court of Oregon, pursuant to appointment by the Supreme Court, brought by the State of Oregon, ex rel. John R. Madden, as plaintiff, against the said James W. Crawford, as defendant. The matter is now before us upon the general demurrer of defendant to the complaint.

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