STATE EX REL. J. TOM WATSON, ATTORNEY GENERAL, PLAINTIFF,
v.
J. J. CLEMENTS, DEFENDANT

Fla. | 1941-03-19
Brown, C. J., Terrell, Buford, Chapman, Thomas and Adams, J. J., concur.
146 Fla. 394 Florida Supreme Court (1941) Positive Treatment
Also reported at: 1 So. 2d 186
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Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam.

Per Curiam.

An information was filed in quo warranto to test the right of the defendant to exercise and perform *395the powers and prerogatives of chairman of the board of county commissioners in and for Calhoun County.

The writ prayed for is denied under the authority of Brewer v. Kellum, 58 Fla. 196, 50 So. 581.

Brown, C. J., Terrell, Buford, Chapman, Thomas and Adams, J. J., concur.


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