State ex inf. Graham ex rel. Mississippi County ex rel. Bishop v. Hurley

SEILER, Chief Justice.

This is an information in the nature of quo warranto brought by the prosecuting attorney of Mississippi county, Edward C. Graham, at the relation of Carol Bishop, a citizen and taxpayer of Mississippi county, to oust appellant Lindsay Hurley from the office of county judge for violation of the nepotism provisions of Mo.Const. Art. VII, § 6. The trial court granted summary judgment for relator Bishop and ordered the ouster from which judgment Hurley appeals. We affirm.

On December 27, 1973, the county court of Mississippi county, including appellant Hurley, voted to…