Watts Ex Rel. Hunt v. Lanham

Woods, Judge:

This is a proceeding in quo warranto to determine the right of G. W. Lanham to hold and exercise the office of president of the board of education of Elk district, Kanawha County. The case was tried to the court, in lieu of a jury. Error is prosecuted from a finding and judgment for respondent Lan-ham.

The sole issue is whether W. E. Hunt, the party at whose relation this proceeding was instituted, repudiated a purported resignation as president of the board aforesaid prior to its acceptance on November 4, 1932.

Hunt was elected to the office in question in November, 1930, for a…