Richardson v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Meredith

Opinion op the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner

Reversing.

This is an action in ordinary ag’ainst three defendants, jointly, brought by the Attorney General to prevent usurpation, respectively, of the office of a member of the Board of Education of Bell County. Section 480, Civil Code of Practice. The petition charges that each of the defendants had disqualified himself from holding such office by having committed a number of wrongful acts, particularly and more pertinently to the case on appeal, wrongfully conspired to perpetuate their kinsmen in office, paid campaign commitments, created useless…