Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Freeman. v. Champion

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided October 9, 1923No. 11959PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Commissioners’ Opinion, Division No. 5. Original action in the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma for a writ of prohibition by State of Oklahoma ex rel. W. P. Freeman, Mayor, et al. against Thomas W. Champion, Judge of the District Court of Carter County, Okla., et al.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

THOMPSON, C.

This is an original action, instituted in this court by the relators filing' their petition for a writ of prohibition against the respondents, Thomas W. Champion, district judge, and J. M. Chancellor, chief of police of the city of Ardmore, Okla., prohibiting Thomas W. Champion, as judge of the district court of Carter county, Okla., from exercising jurisdiction over the action of the mayor and city commissioners of Ardmore in discharging J. M. Chancellor as chief of police of said city setting up that the charter of the city of Ard-more, Okla., provides that at each…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Parrish v. School Dist. No. 19Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1918
  2. Killough v. Ft. Supply Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
  3. Carpenter v. RoachSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Wallace v. McClendonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1930
  2. Roper v. Board of Ed., City of OkmulgeeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1934
  3. Arinwine v. SawnerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1925

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