Temple v. State ex rel. Russell

Citations

• 123 Miss. 741
• 86 So. 580

Syllabus

<p>Quo Waebanto. Governor may sue only in general public interests.</p> <p>Quo warranto proceedings to' oust municipal officers cannot be brought by the Governor under section 2372, Code of 1906 (section 4764, Hemingway’s Code); the power to sue granted Governor there contemplates only suits affecting the general public interests of the state as distinguished from local public interests.</p> <p>Sykes and W. H. Cook, JJ., dissenting.</p>