Rollyson v. County Court of Summers County

Maxwell, Judge:

This proceeding in mandamus involves a Republican membership of the board of education of the Independent School District of Hinton.

The board consists of four members, of whom, under legislative inhibition in the act creating said independent district, not more than two shall be members of the same political party. Thus, there have been two Republicans and two Democrats on the board. This year, two members were to be elected, of opposite politics. At the primary election held in the month of May, the Democrats nominated one W. W. Jackson for membership on the board. He is not…