State Ex Rel. Jones v. Smiley

Certiorari issued out of the Circuit Court of St. Louis County to the judges of the county court of said county. On final hearing there, the writ was quashed and relator in that court was granted an appeal to this court. We will likewise refer to him as “relator” to avoid confusion.

On March 18, 1925, relator filed his petition in" the" Circuit Court of St. Louis County praying for a writ of certiorari. In said petition it was alleged that relator was duly appointed and thereafter qualified as county counselor of St. Louis County, on December 18, 1924, pursuant to an order of the county court…