PER CURIAM.
Governor George C. Wallace appointed his wife's brother, Hubert Taylor, to a vacancy on the Court of Criminal Appeals. Harry Lyon, the appellant here, filed a quo warranto action, contending that the appointment violated § 41-1-5, Code 1975. The trial court held that § 41-1-5, Code, this state's Anti-Nepotism Act, did not apply to judicial appointments. Lyon appealed. We affirm.
The Governor is authorized by the Constitution to fill vacancies...
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