State ex inf. Major v. Woods
Supreme Court of Missouri
Quo Warranto. (1) Quo ivarra/nto is a proper proceeding to determine the question of the legality of the organization of a municipal corporation. 32 Cyc, 1424; High’s Extraordinary Legal Rem., sec. 695. In such proceedings the court is not limited to an examination of the ■ record but may inquire into the facts upon which the jurisdiction of the court is founded. State ex rel. v. Coffey, 59 Mo. 59; State ex rel. v, McReynolds, 61 Mo. 203; State ex inf. v. Bellflower, 129 Mo.
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Quo Warranto. (1) Quo ivarra/nto is a proper proceeding to determine the question of the legality of the organization of a municipal corporation. 32 Cyc, 1424; High’s Extraordinary Legal Rem., sec. 695. In such proceedings the court is not limited to an examination of the ■ record but may inquire into the facts upon which the jurisdiction of the court is founded. State ex rel. v. Coffey, 59 Mo. 59; State ex rel. v, McReynolds, 61 Mo. 203; State ex inf. v. Bellflower, 129 Mo. App. 138; State ex rel. v. Fleming, 147 Mo. 1. And in a quo warranto proceeding the court may determine whether or not…
1Opinion of the CourtLamm, J.
At its May term, 1909, the county court of. St. Louis county incorporates Wellston as a city of the third class, proceeding under Revised Statutes 1909, section 8529, and designates its first officers.
In January, 1910, Mr. Attorney-General exhibits here an information, ea> officio, in the nature of quo warranto, to oust respondents as such officers. Respondents (mayor, marshall, attorney, police judge, assessor, collector, treasurer, and councilmen of said city) enter their appearance and make return. Thereafter we appoint Jesse C. Hargus, Esq., of the St. Clair bar, our special commissioner…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Codman v. CrockerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
- Barber Asphalt Paving Co. v. FrenchSupreme Court of Missouri · 1900
- State ex rel. Rose v. JobSupreme Court of Missouri · 1907
- State v. FlemingSupreme Court of Missouri · 1900
- State ex inf. Crow v. FlemingSupreme Court of Missouri · 1898
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- Attorney General v. City of MethuenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1921
- State Ex Inf. Barrett v. ImhoffSupreme Court of Missouri · 1922
- In re Incorporate the City of DuquesneSupreme Court of Missouri · 1959
- State ex rel. Reorganized School District R-2 of Newton County v. RobinsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1955
- State ex inf. Taylor v. CumptonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1951
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