Walker v. Hamilton

Duckworth, Chief Justice.

The law authorizes a direct bill of exceptions to a judgment denying an application to file an information in the nature of a quo warranto. McWilliams v. Jacobs, 128 Ga. 375 (57 S. E. 509); Overton v. Gandy, 170 Ga. 562 (153 S. E. 520). In order to maintain such proceedings to test the title to public office, one must have some interest in the office. While a claimant to the office has such an interest, it is not essential that one be a claimant, but is sufficient if he be a resident or a taxpayer of the municipality where the office in question is that of mayor of…