Dyal v. Pope

Melton, Justice.

Following his re-election on November 7, 2006, Ernie Pope is currently serving his third consecutive term as a member of the Telfair County Board of Education. Four Telfair County citizens, Ernest Dyal, Thomas Cartwright, Glynn Smith, and Annie Crisp (collectively referred to as “Dyal”), filed the present quo warranto action, contending that Pope should be removed from office because the Telfair County Tenure Law prevents him from serving more than two consecutive terms. The trial court rejected Dyal’s contentions and granted a motion to dismiss filed by Pope. Dyal now appeals…