Walker v. Fox

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Thomas—

Affirming.

In this declaratory judgment proceeding filed by appellant and plaintiff below, R. K. Walker, a citizen and taxpayer of Jefferson county, against appellees and defendants below, the members of the Jefferson county fiscal court, and Merritt Drane, plaintiff contests the validity of certain proceedings of the fiscal court of the county had on June 14, 1926, whereby the court attempted to elect the defendant, Drane, county road engineer of the county for a term of four years beginning August 18, 1926, at which time the current term which…