Simpson v. Rimes
Supreme Court of Georgia
Quo warranto. Before Judge Sheppard. Liberty superior court. ■April 7, 1914. In January, 1914, an election for mayor and councilmen of the Town of Ludowici was held. J. B. Simpson and T. E. Chapman were among those declared elected aldermen, and took oath of office.
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Quo warranto. Before Judge Sheppard. Liberty superior court. ■April 7, 1914. In January, 1914, an election for mayor and councilmen of the Town of Ludowici was held. J. B. Simpson and T. E. Chapman were among those declared elected aldermen, and took oath of office. W. C. Hodges and C. D. McDonald were candidates for aldermen, and, the result being d'eclared against them, they contested the election of the two first named, before the ordinary, under the Civil Code, § 125, on the ground, among others, that the names of designated persons entitled to register as voters were illegally stricken…
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) In the quo warranto proceeding the issue was whether the plaintiffs or defendants had the right to the office. The defendants were in office, and the plaintiffs undertook to show a superior right. The defendants were declared elected by the managers. The plaintiffs predicated their claim to the office on the same election, and on the judgment of the ordinary which declared a result in their favor, which was different from that declared by the election managers. In so doing it was insisted that the declaration by the election managers to the effect that the…
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