Hardin v. Colquitt
Supreme Court of Georgia
Quo warranto. Elections. Justice of the Peace. Before Judge Speke. Rockdale County. At Chambers. May 28, 1879. Reported in the opinion. .
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Justice.
A writ of quo warranto, in the name of the governor,, on the information of Thomas D. Swann, against John F. Hardin, was heard and determined by Judge Speer, without a jury, the parties consenting to dispense with a jury. The controversy was respecting the office of justice of the peace in and for the 561st district, Gr. M., Rockdale county, and involved both the legality and' the true result of an election held on the 4th of January, 1879, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of the late incumbent, D. O. White. The petition for the writ of quo warranto was filed on…
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