State Ex Rel. Hardie v. Coleman

In November, 1932, the relator, Dan Hardie, was elected sheriff of Dade County. He was commissioned and assumed the duties of said office in January, 1933. In October of the same year, by four consecutive orders of the Governor he was suspended from office under Section 15 of Article IV of the Constitution, and the respondent, D. C. Coleman, was appointed in his stead.

Executive order No. 1 was predicated on “neglect of duty in office” and “incompetency,” in that Anne M. Corbet, a woman of high character, went to the office of Dan Hardie, in February or March, 1933, to protest against the…