State Ex Rel. Asotsky v. Hicks

Original action in mandamus. Relator wants to be a candidate for justice of the peace, sixth district, Kaw Township, Jackson County, Mo., on the democratic ballot at the primary election on August 6, 1940. The admitted facts follow:

Under Section 2136, Revised Statutes Missouri 1929, Gil. P. Bourk was elected justice of the peace for said district at the general election in November, 1938, for a term of four years. He served as such until March 3, 1940, on which day he died. On April 29, 1940, the county court of Jackson County appointed Claud C. Frazier justice of the peace for said district…