United States Ex Rel. Arant v. Lane
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. The case is stated in the opinion. besides arguing the merits, urged that the mere lapse of time was not enough to bar the relief sought, because the petition averred that from the time of his removal the relator made every reasonable effort to have his rights recognized and to be restored to his position, but without avail, and by his attorneys had made formal request for restoration; which allegations were not…
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ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. The case is stated in the opinion. besides arguing the merits, urged that the mere lapse of time was not enough to bar the relief sought, because the petition averred that from the time of his removal the relator made every reasonable effort to have his rights recognized and to be restored to his position, but without avail, and by his attorneys had made formal request for restoration; which allegations were not properly denied. The relator was not to be condemned because he did not fly to the courts without exhausting the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clabke
The relator, on April 30, 1915, filed his petition in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, for a writ of mandamus against Franklin K. Lane, as Secretary of the Interior.
He alleged: That when serving as the duly appointed superintendent of Crater Lake National Park on June 7, 1913, the defendant requested him to resign; that protesting against such removal from office, he demanded that he be furnished with a statement in writing of the reasons for his removal and that he be given a reasonable time in which to answer; that upon June 28th, he received a telegram from the defendant…
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