Sweeney v. State

This action was brought by information in the nature of quo warranto by Thomas R. Greer, county attorney of Navajo county, to oust and exclude the appellant, John L. Sweeney, from the office of justice of the peace of Winslow precinct, in said county, and to obtain adjudication that one Robert B. Walton is entitled thereto. From the pleadings and proof the following facts appear:

One J. F. Mahoney was the duly elected, qualified, and acting justice of the peace of said precinct for the years 1919 and 1920. At the general election held November 2, 1920, Mahoney was re-elected to the office, but…