State ex rel. Platt v. Kirk

This was a proceeding by quo warranto, on the relation of Platt, against Kirk, to inquire by what right he held the office of director of the stats prison at Jeffersonville.^ Kirk demurred to the information, on the ground that it did not state facts sufficent to constitute a cause of action. This demurrer was sustained by the court, and final judgment was rendered for the defendant. From this judgment Platt has appealed and has assigned the ruling on the demurrer as error. The complaint is as follows:

“The State of Indiana, on the relation and for the use of Samuel T. Platt, complains of John…