State Ex Rel. Hogue v. Slack

Dissenting Opinion.

Travis, J.

I believe the judgment should be reversed. The first question to decide is, was John L. Duvall elected to the official office—mayor? I fail to find in the information an allegation that Duvall was elected at the election November 3, 1925. If the decision is that he was so elected, the case is ended. If he was not elected to the office of mayor, the inquiry then is concerning the claims of relator Hogue. Relator’s claim is founded upon his information, the details of which are given here quite fully, and somewhat in the language of the information.

The information:…