State ex rel. Baxter v. City of Superior

In their brief plaintiff’s counsel say:

“We attempted to frame the complaint so that an action at law of the character formerly known as quo warranto is combined with an action for equitable relief, our idea being that if there is a legal remedy it must be that formerly known as quo warranto, and if there is no legal remedy then a court *362of equity has jurisdiction to inquire into the validity of these proceedings and give such relief as may be proper in the premises.”

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