State ex rel. U. S. Norton v. Lupton
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jasper County Court of Common Pleas. K. C., St. Jo. & C. B. R. R. vs. Nelson, 62 Mo. 585; State to use vs. Lingo, 26 Mo. 500 ; High Leg. Rem., 437, 606, 676; State ex rel. vs. Stewart, 82 Mo. 381-382; State vs. Tail, 53 Mo. 107 ; State ex rel. vs. Lawrence, 389 ; Dil. Corp. Ed. 72, § 772 ; People vs. Serugham, 20 Barb. 302.
1Opinion of the CourtHough, Judge
This was an information in the nature of a quo warranto, brought at the relation of W. S. Norton against the defendant, Lupton, for an alleged intrusion into and usurpation of the office of city marshal of the town of Joplin.
It appears from the record that the defendant was in October, 1873, elected city marshal of said town of Joplin, and soon thereafter duly qualified and entered upon the discharge of his duties. In the following April an order was made by the city council, removing him from office for some alleged official misconduct, and the relator was appointed to fill his place. In…
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