Legal Opinion

Campbell v. Doolittle

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided November 14, 1905PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Petition by C. W. Campbell and others for writ of prohi bition against E. S. Doolittle, judge, and others.

1Opinion of the Court

POEEENBAEGEE, JUDGE:

Eive members of the police force of the city of Huntington obtained from the judge of the circuit court of Cabell coun*318ty, a rule against the council of said city, to show cause why a writ of prohibition should not issue against that body to prevent it from removing them from office by the votes of a smaller number of members thereof than is required by the charter in such case. Afterwards, C. W. Campbell and five others, all members of said city council, obtained from a judge of this Court, a rule requiring' the judge of said circuit court to appear in this Court to show…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Brazie v. Fayette County CommissionersWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1884
  2. Hartigan v. Board of RegentsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1901
  3. Pifer v. BrownWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1897
  4. Richards v. ClarksburgWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1887
  5. County Court v. BoremanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1890

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State ex rel. City of Huntington v. LombardoWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1965
  2. Wiseman v. CalvertWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1950
  3. Kump v. McDonaldWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1908
  4. State v. LombardoWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1965
  5. Wiseman v. CalvertWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1950

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