Legal Opinion

Anderson v. Mathews

California Supreme Court

Decided March 8, 1917No. S. F. No. 8035PublishedCited by 10 opinions

APPLICATION for a Writ of Mandate directed to the County Clerk of Lake County. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtShaw, J.

The plaintiff prays for a writ of mandate against the defendant, as county clerk of Lake County, to compel the said defendant, as such clerk, to register plaintiff as an elector of Scotts Valley precinct in Lake County.

A demurrer and answer were filed to the petition, but the case has been submitted upon a stipulation between the parties in which all of the facts are stated bearing upon the case, and it is unnecessary to refer to the pleadings further.

Section 1 of article II of the constitution declares that “Every native citizen of the United States, every person who shall have acquired the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Worcester v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
  2. Cherokee Nation v. State of GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1831
  3. United States v. KagamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  4. Dred Scott v. SandfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1857
  5. United States v. Wong Kim ArkSupreme Court of the United States · 1898

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Piper v. Big Pine School DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1924
  2. Acosta v. County of San DiegoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
  3. Elser v. Gill Net Number OneCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1966
  4. Louden v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1930
  5. Opsahl v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1917

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