Commonwealth v. Griffen

Opinion op the Court by

Morris, Commissioner

Affirming.

In February, 1936, suit was filed in the Casey circuit court which challenged the right of Thomas Griffen, Marion Garrett, Johnnie Smith, French Toms, and John P. Edwards to continue to hold offices as members of the Casey county board of education. The Attorney General later joined in the suit.

Of the membership as then constituted, Griffen, Garrett, and Smith had been elected in November, 1933, to fill a term of four years. Edwards and Toms were elected November, 1935, for three-year terms. In the petition it is alleged that each and all…