State ex rel. Waymire v. Shay

The relator filed an information Id the nature of a quo warranto, claiming a right to the office of township trustee of Duck Creek township, Madison county. It was alleged in his petition, or information, that he had been duly elected, was eligible, and had received the certificate of election and had qualified by giving bond and taking the oath of office. The first paragraph of the appellee’s answer is the general denial, and the second is a special paragraph, alleging *37that the relator and the appellee were the only candidates for the office in controversy, that the latter was eligible to…