Smith v. Jeffries

Bell, Justice.

This case arose by a petition for the writ of mandamus, to require the ordinary of Fulton County “to hold a general election for judge of the civil court of Fulton County on the date of the general election fixed in the act of 1937 [Ga. L. 1937, p. 712],” in which the plaintiff desired to run as a candidate for such office. After notice and hearing, the court, on May 12, 1939, refused to issue a mandamus nisi and declined to sanction the petition. The petitioner assigned error on this ruling, and the writ of error was filed in this court on May 15, 1939. The case was assigned…