Huggins v. Wacaster

This is a dispute among three claimants to the office of county clerk of Franklin County. Huggins, one of the appellants, asserts title to the office by virtue of his election thereto at the general election held on November 4, 1952. Wacaster, the plaintiff below, bases his claim to the office upon his appointment thereto by the governor, under Act 256 of 1953. Anderson, the other appellant, is the circuit clerk of the county and contends that he is thereby ex officio county clerk.

The controversy is occasioned by the fact that, according to the 1950 federal census, the population of Franklin…