State Ex Rel. Brophy v. Crawford

This cause came on to be heard upon the petition of relator, praying that a writ of mandamus issue compelling the respondent, as prosecuting attorney, to immediately make and prosecute an application to the Court of Appeals for leave to bring and prosecute an action in quo warranto, to try the right of relators’ title to offices of directors of a private corporation, to oust the incumbents therefrom, and to induct the relators into said offices; the answer of the prosecuting attorney, admitting that- a request to bring a proceeding in quo warranto, or file an application for leave therefor,…