Williams v. Cates

Hall, Justice.

This is a quo warranto case, here on appeal from an order of the Fulton County Superior Court dismissing appellants’ petition for failure to state a claim.

Appellants are Harold E. Williams and Hal S. Crawford, who were nominated to be members of the Fulton County Board of Elections by Williams in his capacity as Chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee of Fulton County, pursuant to the provisions of the controlling Local Act, Ga. L. 1967, pp. 3211 — 3215. Appellees are the members of the Fulton County Commission and the present holders of the contested seats on the board.…