Pafhausen v. State ex rel. Loposer
Mississippi Supreme Court
Prom the circuit court of Harrison county: Hon. William H. Hardy, Judge. The state, on the relation of Loposer, appellee, was plaintiff in the court below; Pafhausen, appellant, was defendant there. Prom a judgment in plaintiff’s favor defendant appealed to the supreme court.
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Prom the circuit court of Harrison county: Hon. William H. Hardy, Judge. The state, on the relation of Loposer, appellee, was plaintiff in the court below; Pafhausen, appellant, was defendant there. Prom a judgment in plaintiff’s favor defendant appealed to the supreme court. The suit was a quo warranto proceeding to oust the defendant, Pafhausen, from the office of alderman of the town of Handsboro because of his being an alien, the contention of the plaintiff being that he was a subjeet of the kingdom of Holland, and not a citizen of the TJuited States, nor of the state of Mississippi, nor…
1Opinion of the CourtFletcher, J.
This is a quo warranto proceeding, brought by the appellee on May 11, 1908, to oust appellant from the office of alderman of the town of Handsboro, a Code chapter town. Appellant was elected ás alderman for the unexpired term ending January 4, 1909, a date which has now passed. This case was not submitted to this court until December 21, 1908, the very day on which this court adjourned for the Christmas recess. We do not, therefore, find that anything is left for us to decide, since neither party is now entitled to the office. Not being disposed to decide questions of no practical importance,…
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