City of Owensboro v. Hickman
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 101 — MANDAMUS APPEAL FROM DAVEISS CIRCUIT COURT. No brief in record. No brief in record.
1Opinion of the Court
CHIEE JUSTICE HOLT
delivered the opinion of the court.
The appellees, who are voters in the city of Owensboro, and also candidates for certain city offices, which, nnder the charter of 1882, should be filled by an election to be held on the first Monday in December, 1890, sue for themselves and the other citizens of the place to *630compel, by mandamus, the appellant, Joseph Lee, as mayor, to make proclamation for the election, and the ■other appellants, as members of the city council, to .select election officers in conformity to the charter provisions. This they are bound to do unless the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Edmonds v. BanburySupreme Court of Iowa · 1869
- Byler v. AsherIllinois Supreme Court · 1868
- Commonwealth v. McClellandCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1886
- Auld v. WaltonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1857
- Hyde v. BrushSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1867
3Cited by10 opinions
- Blue v. State Ex Rel. BrownIndiana Supreme Court · 1934
- People ex rel. Phillips v. StrassheimIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
- Burton v. MayerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1938
- Early v. RainsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1905
- Matter of Ahern v. . ElderNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
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