State Ex Rel. Hannett v. District Court Ex Rel. Santa Fe County

OPINION OF THE COURT

PARKER, C. J.

A motion for leave to file a complaint in the nature of quo, warranto was filed in the district court of Santa Fe county by Manuel B. Otero, charging Arthur T. Hannett with usurpation of and unlawful intrusion into the office of Governor of the state, to which office the said Otero claimed to have been elected at the November, 1924, election. The motion sets up that A. B. Renehan, Esq., attorney for Mr. Otero, wrote John W. Armstrong, Attorney General, as follows:

“Santa Fe, N. M., January 2, 1925.

“Hon. John W. Armstrong, Attorney General, Santa Fe, N. M. —…