State ex rel. Hatfield v. Farrar
West Virginia Supreme Court
Original proceeding by tbe State, on the relation of E. C. Hatfield, against W. A. Farrar, Mayor, for peremptory writ of mandamus to restore relator to the office of Chief of Police of the City of Williamson.
1Opinion of the Court
Poffenbarger, Judge:
The relator seeks a peremptory writ of mandamus to restore him to the office of Chief of Police of the City of Williamson, from which an order issued by the Mayor of that city purports and attempts to suspend him.
By the charter of the city, ch. 14, Acts of 1915, Municipal Charters, as amended by ch. 20, Acts of-1919,- Municipal Charters, the jurisdiction to suspend that officer is vested in the commission of sis members, which governs the city. See see. 42 of Act of 1919. No provision of the present charter empowers the mayor to do so
As the law of the city formerly was, it…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hall v. StauntonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1904
- Johnson v. MannSupreme Court of Virginia · 1883
- Trunick v. Town of NorthviewWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1917
- People ex rel. Attorney General v. Village of Highland ParkMichigan Supreme Court · 1891
- Price v. FitzpatrickWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1919
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Calley v. BlakeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1944
- State Ex Rel. Musick v. LondereeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1960
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