State ex rel. Robb v. Stone
Supreme Court of Missouri
Mandamus. (1) The following states have ruled through their supreme courts that the governor is amenable to mandamus as to a mere ministerial duty: Alabama, California, Colorado, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina and Ohio; eleven in number.
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Mandamus. (1) The following states have ruled through their supreme courts that the governor is amenable to mandamus as to a mere ministerial duty: Alabama, California, Colorado, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina and Ohio; eleven in number. Railroad v. Moore, 36 Ala. 371; Middleton v. Low, 30 Cal. 596; Greenwood, etc., v. Routt, 17 Col. 156; Gray v. State, 72 Ind. 567 ¡ ' Magruder v. Swann, 25 Md. 173; Groome v. Givinn, 43 Md. 572; Clvwmasero v. Potts, 2 Mont. 242; State, etc., v. Bias del, Governor, 4 Nev. 241; State, etc.,v. Governor, 5 .Ohio St. 528; State,…
1Opinion of the CourtSherwood, J.
The relator in this case, Edward J. Robb, was employed by David R. Francis, then governor of the state, as counsel on behalf of the state in the case of The State of Missouri v. Louis Ulrich, at *431that time pending in the supreme court of the United States. This employment had its origin in an act of the thirty-sixth general assembly, approved March 25, 1891, which authorized and empowered such employment to be made, at and for a sum not exceeding the sum of $500; all disbursements out of the fund thus created to be made upon the order of the governor. By an act appi’oved March 31, 1893, the…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Mississippi v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- People ex rel. Sutherland v. GovernorMichigan Supreme Court · 1874
- Houston Tap & Brazoria Railway Co. v. RandolphTexas Supreme Court · 1859
- Pacific Railroad v. GovernorSupreme Court of Missouri · 1856
- People ex rel. Billings v. BissellIllinois Supreme Court · 1857
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3Cited by25 opinions
- State ex inf. Crow v. ShepherdSupreme Court of Missouri · 1903
- People Ex Rel. Broderick v. . MortonNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- State Ex Inf. Atty. Gen. v. HedrickSupreme Court of Missouri · 1922
- State Ex Rel. Cason v. BondSupreme Court of Missouri · 1973
- State ex rel. Heimburger v. WellsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1908
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