Case ID: mo_140/html/0501-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "\n      Sherwood, J.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

The State ex informatione Attorney-General v. Page.
    Division Two,
    July 6, 1897.
    Qup Warranto: demubeee. To quo warranto filed by the Attorney-General inquiring by what right the respondent, having failed to pay his taxes prior to his election, holds the office of city marshal, a demurrer was filed. Held, that as the demurrer confesses the marshal had not paid his taxes according to law, the information being sufficient, a writ of ouster will be issued. (Following State exrel. v. Williams, 99 Mo. 291, and State ex inf. v. Berkeley, 140 Mo. 184.)
    
      Quo Warranto.
    
    Judgment of ouster entered.
    
      Edward G. Grow, Attorney-General, W. W. Graves, Silas W. Dooley and J. S. Francisco for relator.
    
      W. 0. Jackson for respondent.
   Sherwood, J.

The information filed ex officio by the Attorney-General inquires quo warrantothe respondent holds the office of city marshal of the city of Rich Hill, a city of the fourth class, he having failed to pay his taxes until after the date on which he claims to have been elected.

The demurrer of respondent to the information confesses this allegation of the information, to be true.

This cause has been submitted on demurrer. Following the ruling announced in State ex rel. v. Williams, 99 Mo. 291, and State ex inf. v. Berkeley, 140 Mo. 184, we hold the information sufficient and award judgment of ouster.

All concur.