Dawson v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
APPLICATION for writ of prohibition to the Superior Court of Kings County. John G. Covert, Judge.
1Opinion of the Court
THE COURT.
This application as presented is based upon the theory, first, that cities organized under the municipal corporations act are not subordinate to general law with reference to municipal affairs; and, second, that the general municipal corporations act, which by its terms confers jurisdiction upon the city councils of the respective cities organized thereunder to hear and determine election contests, is the exclusive jurisdiction in that regard. With neither of-these provisions do we agree.
Our supreme court in Ex parte Helm, 143 Cal. 556, [77 Pac. 453], has construed section 6 of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Ex Parte HelmCalifornia Supreme Court · 1904
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- Matter of Application of ShoemakerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1914
- McGregor v. Bd. of Trs. of BurlingameCalifornia Supreme Court · 1911
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