Woods v. Batey

On January 4, 1886, the county court of Rutherford county, at its quarterly meeting, declared the ■office of sheriff of the county vacant, by reason of the removal of the sheriff from the county, and his failure to discharge the duties of the office. On the next day, the court elected the petitioner, Todd, sheriff •of Rutherford county, to fill out the unexpired term •of Ben Batey, who seems to have qualified accordingly. On January 19, 1886, Batey prepared a petition to the judge of the circuit court of Rutherford county for a writ of certiorari to bring up the proceedings of the county…