Gresham v. Ewell
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to judgment of circuit court of Lancaster county, rendered May 5th, 1888, in vacation, on the petition of the plaintiff in error, S. P. Gresham, to the judge of said court, praying for a writ of prohibition to a judgment of the county court of said county, which petition was denied. Opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtLacy, J.
This is a writ of error to a judgment of the circuit court of Lancaster in prohibition, rendered May 5, 1888, in vacation, refusing the writ upon the petition of the plaintiff in error, who prayed for the same against a judgment of the county court of Lancaster rendered at the September term, 1887. The case was a contested election for the office of clerk of said county court. Upon the trial the election was declared invalid, and the office of clerk of the county court of Lancaster declared vacant. This judgment is claimed to be void, because it was not rendered by any person authorized to…
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