City of Jacksonville v. Williams

I respectfully dissent because I am of the opinion that the judgments of the Circuit Court in favor of Williams and of Hudson should both be affirmed, largely under the authority of our holding in Kennedy v. Garner, 230 Ark. 698, 326 S. W. 2d 810. In that case Garner had been chosen as Marshal for the City of Jacksonville for the year 1958. He was serving as such Marshal on February 15, 1958, when the Mayor discharged him and appointed Kennedy in his place. This Court held that Garner was entitled to the office of Marshal because the Mayor had no right to discharge him and that Garner had…