The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-26
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NEWS OF THE DECISION.
Lawyers Divided as TO the Correct
ness of the Courts.

Lawyers Divided as TO the Correct
ness of the Courts.
The news that the Supreme Court had
upheld the decision of Judge Falligant In
the case of the officers of the City Court
was received in the city yesterday morn
ing and was the occasion of almost uni
versal comment The friends of Messrs
Russell and Whelan were jubilant over
the affirmation of the decision that gave
permanency to their occupation of the
offices they now hold, while the adherents
and supporters of Messrs Collins and
Sheftall were correspondingly cast down.
The present occupants of the offices of
clerk and sheriff of the City Court were
receiving congratulations all of the morn
ing, indeed, all of the day, and their hands
must have become tired from the success
sion of well wishers who insisted upon
bestowing upon them hearty and friend
az handshake. Since these two gentlemen
have been in charge of the affairs of the
eour' they have made themselves ex-
tremely popular with the members Of the
par and the public generally, and many
who opposed them politically were graft
NED that the courts business should con-
tinue TO remain in such capable hands.
The history of the case that was settled
by the decision of the Supreme Conrt 10
iamllar TO almost everyone in the city. but
a brief sketch of it's essential features NAV
not be out of order or lacking in interest
Messrs Collins and Sheftall had been
elected by the last Myers administrator
to the offices of clerk and sheriff of Inc
City Court respectively, and at the, time az
the last session of the legislature were On
possession. In the legislature a bin IN.
uoouced by one of the members of the
delegation from this county conffded fhe
election of All city officers, elective nv tba
Mayor and aldermen of the city of Sa
vannah.' TO the outgoing Instead az The
incoming Council, and made the FERNS az
all such officers determine before tba ,,,y
council took its seat
in accordance with this law, the Meldrim
administration elected Messrs. Russell and
Nhelan clerk and sheriff and they were
recognized and indicted into Office IN,
Judge Norwood, their predecessors. eivins,
way under protest and Immediately after.
wards bringing quo warranto PROCEEDINGS
IN the Superior Court for the purnosas ~
trying the title TO the offices. These nro-
ceedines were based principally unon Inc
wording of the enacting clause Of the stat
ne, which IL was claimed included i'm its
operation only clay officers and hence en-
"NN1 ii'"'N ''Hil was hicluded IN the title.
II was commended that the officers OF me
Cliy Court were in reality county officers
as the jurisdiction OF the court extended
throughout the county and had no further
relation 20 the city than that some OF its
officers were elected by Council. ana mar
II bore the name OF City Court
The ISSUE was trlcd before Judea ram
giant IN The Superior Court, where n v,ss
argued By Mr. A. A. Lawrence for M
plaintiffs and Dir. s. -. Adams Tor he de-
ienaants, ana he decided that The prss.n
occupants were entitled 20 tne oaiees ana
u'al 'Nt :" excepted 70 Was Ia no way I'M
@saisteiy 70 the Supreme Court. where IA