Davenport v. Teeters

McDowell, judge.

This appeal is from an adverse judgment rendered in plaintiff’s action to recover two years’ salary paid defendant as city marshal of Parma, Missouri.

Plaintiff’s petition states, inter alia, that he and defendant were candidates for city marshal of Parma, a fourth class city, at the regular city election held April 7, 1953; that defendant was declared elected by the election judges and board of aldermen, qualified and served the full two year term and was paid a salary of $200 per month.

Plaintiff filed notice of contest of the election in the Circuit Court of New Madrid…