Hamer v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Alleghany County in a proceeding by Quo Warranto.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
This quo warranio proceeding was instituted in September, *6371906, by the attorney for the commonwealth of Alleghany county, to have determined a conflict between certain parties claiming to be judges of election for the second ward in the town of Covington.
The plaintiff in error, together with two others, were appointed. judges of election for said second ward by the electoral board for the county of Alleghany; and their contestants, three in number, were appointed to the same office by the council of the town of Covington. The circuit court of Alleghany county held that those persons…
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