People ex rel. Wetherbee v. Cazneau
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the Fourth Judicial District. Action in the nature of a quo warranto to try the right of the defendant, Thomas U. Cazneau, to the office of Superintendent of Immigration for the Port of San Francisco.
Read the full summary
Appeal from the Fourth Judicial District. Action in the nature of a quo warranto to try the right of the defendant, Thomas U. Cazneau, to the office of Superintendent of Immigration for the Port of San Francisco. The facts as found by the Court below are substantially as follows: On the seventh day of February, 1861, Walter M. Harvey was appointed by the Governor to the office of Superintendent of Immigration for the Port of San Francisco, which appointment was on same day confirmed by the Senate, and said Harvey was commissioned to hold said office for two years, and immediately entered upon…
1Opinion of the CourtField, C. J.
In February, 1861, Harvey was appointed Superintendent of Immigration for the port of San Francisco, for the period of two years. In August, 1861, Harvey died, and the respondent, Cazneau, was appointed and commissioned by Governor Downey to fiE the vacancy in the. office thus occasioned. Caznean immediately qualified, and entered upon the duties of the office. On the eighth of January, 1862, Governor Downey sent a message to the Senate, informing that body of the appointment, and requesting its confirmation. The Senate postponed the consideration of this message until the twenty-first of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- United States v. KirkpatrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
3Cited by18 opinions
- Marine Forests Society v. California Coastal CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 2005
- Barrett v. DuffSupreme Court of Kansas · 1923
- Brady v. HoweMississippi Supreme Court · 1874
- Woodmansee v. LoweryCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1959
- Board of Education of Boyle County v. McChesneyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.