Wilson v. Brown

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Hobson

Affirming.

Appellant filed this snit to recover the office of circuit judge of the twenty-seventh judicial district. He alleged in his petition these facts: At the regular November election, 1897, A. H. Clark was elected judge of that district, and died after serving a few months of his term. Appellee, W. L. Brown, was thereupon appointed by the Governor to fill the *398vacancy. The (Governor also issued a proclamation ordering an election to be beld at tbe following November election to fill tbe unexpired term. At tbat election, in tbe fall of 1898, H. C.…