Giles County Board of Supervisors v. Carr

In this appeal, we consider whether the circuit court erred in issuing a writ of mandamus compelling the Giles County Board of Supervisors to reinstate two individuals to membership on the Giles County Social Services Board.

At a meeting held in January, 1980, the newly elected Giles County Board of Supervisors (Board of Supervisors) vacated all seats of the Giles County Social Services Board (Board), including those of Arnold G. Carr and Roscoe C. Munsey. A few days thereafter, the Board of Supervisors gave its reasons for the dismissal of the former Board members.1 Carr and Munsey petitioned…