McCandless v. Pratt
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII. The facts are stated in the opinion. Under the practice of this jurisdiction it is not necessary for a complainant who is moving purely in the interests of the public to prevent misfeasance in office, or to protect public property from loss through the mistake, incompetence, or worse, of public officers, to show special injury.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII. The facts are stated in the opinion. Under the practice of this jurisdiction it is not necessary for a complainant who is moving purely in the interests of the public to prevent misfeasance in office, or to protect public property from loss through the mistake, incompetence, or worse, of public officers, to show special injury. Section 1549, Rev. Laws of Hawaii, requires the Attorney ■ General as part of his. duty to appear for and represent the officers of the Government in proceedings in court without charge. It is not the practice to…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna
The plaintiff in error, who was plaintiff in the court below, and whom therefore we shall refer to as plaintiff, brought this suit in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial Circuit, Territory of Hawaii, at chambers, to enjoin George R. Carter, Governor of the Territory, and the defendant, Commissioner of Public Lands of the Territory, from exchanging certain lands of the Territory for other lands.
The governor promulgated, on the twenty-ninth of November, 1906, the following order:
“Lanai Lands — Notice is hereby given that having decided an exchange of the public lands of the island of Lanai…
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