Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Attorney General v. Irby
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided April 8, 1935No. 4-3850PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, C. J.
This is a quo warranto proceeding instituted by the attorney general against W. 0. Irby, acting as county judge of Clay County, Arkansas, in the Clay Circuit Court to oust him from said office. The complaint after alleging formal matters states:
“W. 0. Irby is ineligible to hold the office of county and probate judge for the following reasons:
“That, on and prior to November 30, 1921, he was postmaster in the town of St. Francis, in Clay County, Arkansas, and as such postmaster had in his custody the money received from his said office, said money being the property of the United States of…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- State v. MartinSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1895
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- Robinson's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1881
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