Bowling v. Carnahan

MR, Chief Justice Green

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This suit was brought by J. W. Bowling, a citizen and taxpayer of Rutherford county, to restrain defendant A. L. Carnahan from being inducted into the office of justice of the peace of the Thirteenth civil district of Rutherford county and to have the action of the election commissioners, who had issued a certificate of election to said Carnahan to said office, declared illegal and void. The suit was brought in the county court of Rutherford county, answer was filed, and on the hearing the county judge dismissed the petition. From this…