Pendegrass v. Beale

Opinion by

Willie, C. J.

Art. V. Sec. 16 of our State Constitution expressly confers upon *338the District Court jurisdiction of causes in which the county judge is disqualified to preside. The language of the Constitution is comprehensive enough to include a cause in which the probate of a will is contested, as well as any other.

Sec. 11 of the same article disqualifies a judge from silting in a cause in which he may be interested, and Art. 1138 Rev. Stat, contains a similar provision, specially as to the county judge.

The appellee was undoubtedly interested in the proceeding commenced by him in the…