Dudley v. Superior Court, Etc.
California Court of Appeal
APPLICATION for- writ of prohibition to the Superior-Court of Los Angeles County. C. D. Wilbur, Judge, The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
THE COURT.
It is made to appear from the petition filed herein that Santa Monica is a city organized and existing under a freeholders’ charter; that on the seventh day of December, 1909, an election was held in said city at which petitioner and one Roy Jones were rival candidates for the office of mayor; that on the thirteenth day of December, 1909, the - city council, pursuant to law, canvassed the returns of said election and declared petitioner elected to the office of mayor of said city for the full term of two years; that there after said Dudley qualified as such mayor and is now acting…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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