177 Ga. 363 | Ga. | 1933
R. R. Martin brought his petition against J. H. Rowland and alleged in substance that at the September term, 1930, of the superior court of Johnson County the plaintiff was elected a member of the board of education of that county; that his term of office, under the statute, was for four years; that by virtue of the election he had been serving on the board of education and discharging the duties thereof from the date of his election, and was continuing to serve as a member of the board at the date of his petition; that he is now serving as a member of the board, and his term of office will not expire until the September term, 1934, of the superior court of Johnson County. At the adjourned term, 1932, of that court the grand jury of the county elected J. H. Rowland a member of the board of education for a term of four years, that is, from October 14, 1932, to October 14, 1936, in the place of Martin. No charges have been made or preferred against Martin as a member of the board. During the term of court and before the adjournment thereof Martin filed his petition and prayed that a judgment and order of court be passed “revoking, annulling, and cancelling the election and appointment of the said Joe H. Rowland as a member of the county board of education by the grand jury, and that petitioner be declared by proper order of the court to be the duly qualified member of the county board of education.” Subsequently an amendment to the petition was filed, setting out the facts as alleged in the original petition, and making the further allegation that Rowland was undertaking to interfere with the board by participating in the regular meetings and to forcibly oust Martin from the office as a member of the board. Petitioner prayed, in addition to the prayers above stated, that “the said J.- H. Rowland be restrained and enjoined from participating, or in any other manner interfering with the county board of education.” The court sustained a demurrer to the petition, and the plaintiff excepted.
Judgment affirmed.