Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Whitney v. Board of Delegates of San Francisco Fire Department

California Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1860PublishedCited by 58 opinions

Appeal from, the Twelfth District. The return to the writ set out in full the proceedings before the Board of Delegates on the contested election. The Court below dismissed the proceedings. Relator appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtCope, J.

This is a certiorari granted by the District Court of the Twelfth Judicial District, and directed to the Board of Delegates of the Fire Department of the City and County of San Francisco. The writ was granted upon the petition of the relator, setting forth that in certain jiroceedings affecting his right to the office of Chief Engineer of the department, the Board of Delegates had exceeded its jurisdiction, and praying the Court to review the action of the Board in the premises, and to grant such relief as should be deemed just and proper. The petition represents, among other things, that on…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. People ex rel. Church v. HesterCalifornia Supreme Court · 1856

3Cited by58 opinions

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  5. Golden Gate Tile Co. v. Superior Court, in & for City of S.F.California Supreme Court · 1911

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