Becknell v. State Ex Rel. McRiley
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Okfuskee County ; Geo. C. Crump, Judge. Mandamus by the State, on the relation of J. H. MeRiley, against C. H. Becknell and others, to create election precincts. A peremptory writ was awarded relator, and defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtHardy, J.
The state, upon the relation of J. H. MeRiley instituted an action in the district court of Okfuskee county against C. H. Becknell, C. F. Jordan, and M. H. Castleberry as members of the county election board of Okfuskee county, wherein they prayed a writ of mandamus, requiring defendants to create one or more election precincts within the boundaries of the incorporated tdwn of Boley, and to locate in such precincts when created suitable polling places, and to appoint from the qualified electors residing therein the requisite precinct election officials. An alternative writ was issued and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Guinn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
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