Howell v. State ex rel. Edwards
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by Division B. Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Lake County. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
— 'The defendant in error, C. N. Edwards; as relator instituted mandamus proceedings in the circuit court of Lake county against the plaintiffs in error in their official capacity as mayor and members of the municipal council of the town of Leesburg, to compel them to' restore him to- the office of marshall and inspector of said town, of which office, the alternative writ alleged, he had been wrongfully and illegally deprived by being wrongfully and illegally removed therefrom, by said city council. The respondents moved to quash the alternative writ among divers other grounds upon the…
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