Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Dillon v. County Court

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided October 23, 1906PublishedCited by 46 opinions

Application by the State, on the relation of C. W. Dillon, State Tax Commissioner; for a writ of manda/mus to the county court of Braxton County and others.

1Opinion of the Court

Poffenbarger, Judge:

The State, at the relation of C. W. Dillon, State Tax Commissioner, invokes the aid of this Court, by its writ of mandamus, to compel the county court of Braxton county, composed of the respondents, Jacob Huffman, President, and John I. Bender and E. H. Cunningham, Commissioners, to compel that body to lay a levy for county purposes in accordance with the law. Said court, on the 18th day of July, 1906, at a regular term thereof, made up its estimate of the amount necessarj^ to be levied for the current fiscal year to cover expenses and all county debts and liabilities…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Montclair v. RamsdellSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  2. Meriwether v. GarrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  3. People ex rel. Le Roy v. HurlbutMichigan Supreme Court · 1871
  4. Commissioners of Laramie County v. COMMISSIONERS OF ALBANY COUNTYSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  5. Supervisors v. StanleySupreme Court of the United States · 1882

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3Cited by46 opinions

  1. State v. HardenWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1907
  2. Harbert v. County Court of Harrison CountyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1946
  3. Threadgill v. Cross, Secretary of StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
  4. State Road Commission v. County Court of Kanawha CountyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1932
  5. State Ex Rel. Heck's, Inc. v. GatesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1965

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