State ex rel. Attorney General v. McDowell
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Hinds county. Hon. W. H. Potter, Judge. Quo warranto- by the state on relation of the- attorney-general against David McDowell. From a judgment for defendant, relator appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtPotteb, J.
David McDowell, the appellee in this case, was appointed state factory inspector under chapter 163', Laws of 1914, and his term of office began May 1, 1914, and according to his contention ends May 1, 1918', unless vacated by death, resignation, or removal for cause. On the 26th day of January, 1916, the state board of health, acting, as it believed, within rights and powers- conferred by chapter 163 of the Laws of 1914, passed an order declaring the office of factory inspector vacant, and. electing A. B. Hobbs to fill the vacancy so declared. Mr. Hobbs, having been commissioned by virtue of…
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