Groom v. Taylor

KNIGHT, Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment of the circuit court of Mobile county, dismissing an election contest instituted by Winston F. Groom, appellant here, against appellee Taylor and others, and involves the election of a city commissioner of Mobile, Ala.

It appears that the city of Mobile operates under a commission form of government. Gen.Acts 1911, p. 330 et seq., and amendments thereto. The governing body of the city is composed of -three commissioners elected by the qualified electors of the municipality. The act provides that one of the commissioners shall be elected every two…