The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-01
CLAIM SUIT CAN
Be BROUGHT WHEN
CHARGES BLOW Up
Attorneys Say That NAL
feasance and MisfeasanCe
CHARGES Must Be Sub
Stantiated.

Individual sisneis tf The recall pe-
titions against Mayor Paine. Commits
sioner Edgar aud Commissioner
Allen. in which maifeasance and
misfeasanee In office. are charged.
| may be liable for damages unless tbs
charges can he proved.
This opinion has been expressed 10
the three commissioners Nv lawyers
friendly to the administration. and
lg being investigated further. with
| the idea that the three commission
laas affected win bring suit ia the
event recall petitions are filed and
The charges can not he substantiated
Neither Commissioners shannon o..
Horace Johnson are charged with
inalfeasanee on misfeasance, the
hackers of theTeeall contenting them
Iselves with charging them with In
competency ana inefficiency
The law, ii IL said, which permits
the awarding Of damages where these
| Two charges are not substaEtilteu,
hinges society e' Ht&s
D@seonal prt
There are k4s1 pegS .v3H
may be lEgL individuals I'll
which chHFgss =Fa fnaas aeainst NJ
ficials that aEe s*fi a5
| privilege. ftHHtl aatltaus, aeeFei5
| III the op. 9f ol ussrs Thar aaa a.
torney friendly g. tac sdr fy8 :.
tion, Is that tllis s not :. ..4.-s-~. *
personal privilege as construed BY
the law
Mayor Paine has declared that he
will make no statement concerning
| the recall until petitions are filed,
| but 1t Is known that he has been adj
vised that he can bring suit for dam
ages against each signer of the Pc
tition against him as outlined above.
Legal authorities are engaged now
ir delving into all phases of this mat
ter, and it now appears to be cer-
tainty that Mayor Paine, Commits
! sioner Edgar and Commissioner AL
lon will bring the suits In the courts
of Shelby county against all signers
who are sufficiently Wi fortified
| with this worlds goods.
Charles w. Myers grievance
| against the city administration Is
| not ealtogetlter against the police dh-s
partment" Charles II. Shannon, com
| mtssionEr OF accounts finance and
revenus, stated Friday.
| Il discovered today in examining
| the delinquent tax accounts that
| G. ". Myers, 400 North Garland.
owes the city $50 for delinquent per-
sonaIty taxes for 1920. l also found
that Joseph Myers. Inc, 10 North
Main street is indebted to the city in
| the sum of 5000, delinquent mer-
chants ad valorem taxes.
! Discussing other members of the
recall committee, Mr. Shannon said:
u am reliably informed that o. l..
| Biggs was supporter of this ad
| ministration before our election last
! fall, ana that after the election he
was seeking the position of build
ing inspector. 1t was found, how
ever, so | am informed, that he lack
ed lhe qualifications for a building
inspector and was not given the job.
He has been displeased with us ever
since"
other members Of the city commits
sion declined To discuss the matter
for publication Friday. Mayor Paine
will doubtless make a statement In
| the event the recall petitions are
| filed, but until then he Is saying
nothing whatess ssT regarding the mat
ter.
| There were no Developments in the
recall movement Friday. according 10
| G. w. Myers. temporary chairman.
Headquarters Of the committee have
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| ne given 81 ,,gl.t s4s..-s Ct nftstsss
his signature to the petition e0fn-
mittee members declare, and ttev say
| further that there are my whe
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