Johnson v. Mann
Supreme Court of Virginia
Petition of Yirginius Johnson, incumbent of the office of treasurer of the city of Petersburg, for a writ of mandamus for his restoration to that office, from which he claimed to have been wrongfully ousted by E. W. Couch, who was elected to fill the same office on fourth Thursday in May, 1882, and who failed to qualify before 1st July, 1882, when his term of office commenced.
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Petition of Yirginius Johnson, incumbent of the office of treasurer of the city of Petersburg, for a writ of mandamus for his restoration to that office, from which he claimed to have been wrongfully ousted by E. W. Couch, who was elected to fill the same office on fourth Thursday in May, 1882, and who failed to qualify before 1st July, 1882, when his term of office commenced. Petitioner claimed that he was entitled to hold the office until his successor should he elected at the next regular election and qualified. On the 19th of December, 1882, judgment was entered on the petition to the…
1Opinion of the CourtRichardson, J.
The petitioner, Virginius Johnson, was duly elected treasurer for the city of Petersburg, at the regular election held for said city on the fourth Thursday of May, 1879, for the term of three years, commencing on the first day of July, 1879, and qualified and entered upon the discharge of the duties thereof, and continued therein, and enjoyed the emoluments thereof for the full period for which he had been so chosen.
At the ensuing regular election for said city, held on the fourth Thursday of May, 1882, E. W. Couch was duly-elected by the qualified electors of. said city, to succeed said…
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