Franklin v. Pursiful, County Judge

Opinion by

Chief Justice Fulton

Issuing writ.

In this original action in this court the petitioners seek a writ of mandamus against the county judge of Bell County directing him to call a local option election.

The allegations of the petition are, in substance, that the petitioners, voters of Bell County, filed in the county court on July 1, 1943, a petition sufficient in all respects according to KBS 242.020 to require the county judge to call a local option election in the county, hut he refused to direct the election to be held because separate local option elections had been held in May,…