Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Lawhead v. County Court of Kanawha County
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided July 23, 1946No. 9868PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Lovíns, Judge:
Jean Powell Lawhead filed her petition in mandamus in this Court against the County Court of Kanawha County, West Virginia, a corporation, Carl Calvert, its president, James G. Carper and Mont Cavender, commissioners of said Court, Paul E. Wehrle, clerk of said court, and Raymond Young, deputy clerk thereof, seeking to compel respondents to register her as a voter in precinct No. 118, City of Charleston, Charleston District, Kanawha County, West Virginia.
The controlling facts are not in dispute. The municipal authorities of the City of Charleston, on July 3, 1946, called a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- McVey v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1927
- Building & Loan Ass'n v. SohnWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1903
- Payne v. StauntonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1904
- Brannon v. PerkeyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1944
- State Ex Rel. Miller v. Board of EducationWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1943
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Vest v. CobbWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1953
- Allen v. State of West Virginia Human Rights CommissionWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1984
- White v. ManchinWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1984
- Stowers v. BlackburnWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1955
- Simms v. County Court of Kanawha CountyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1950
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