State ex rel. Law v. Saxon
Supreme Court of Florida
This is a case of original jurisdiction. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion of the. court.
1Opinion of the Court
Maxwell, J.:
The Attorney-General, on the 4th day of February, 1889, filed an information in this court, on the relation of John C. Law, for a writ of quo warranto against F. E. Saxon, charging, in the usual form that said Saxon has usurped the office of Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for the county of Hernando, in this State, in derogation of the legal rights of said Law, and to his great damage and prejudice, and to the damage and prejudice of the people of the State. A demurrer to the information was overruled, and afterwards respondent filed his plea and answer in substance, as follows :
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