State ex rel. Terrill v. Thompson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harvey, J.:

This is an appeal from an order of the district court granting a peremptory writ of mandamus. At the general election in Cimarron township, Morton county, in November, 1930, Bart Thompson was a candidate for-reelection to the office of township treasurer and F. M. Burton was his opponent. . Burton received the greater number of votes, a certificate of election was issued to him, and he duly qualified as such officer. Thompson refused to turn over the books, records and moneys in his hands belonging to the township. The state, on the relation…