Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Southern Colonization Co. v. Circuit Court for St. Croix County
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided May 12, 1925PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRosenberry, J.
In this state.the writ of mandamus will not be used to enforce the functions of appeal or writ of error. State ex rel. Milwaukee v. Ludwig, 106 Wis. 226, 82 N. W. 158. Mandamus will be granted to compel an inferior court to act within its jurisdiction or to refrain from going beyond it when the duty is plain and imperative, substantial *4injury is threatened, and other remedies are inadequate, and where the application for relief is promptly and seasonably made. State ex rel. Milwaukee E. R. & L. Co. v. Circuit Court, 133 Wis. 442, 113 N. W. 722.
The matter of the original jurisdiction of this…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- State ex rel. Fourth National Bank of Philadelphia v. JohnsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
- State ex rel. City of Milwaukee v. LudwigWisconsin Supreme Court · 1900
- Sheffield-King Milling Co. v. JacobsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1920
- State ex rel. Buchanan v. KelloggWisconsin Supreme Court · 1897
- State ex rel. Spence v. DickWisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Wyandotte Chemicals Corp. v. Royal Electric Manufacturing Company, Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1975
- Mengel v. Justices of the Superior CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- State ex rel. Hustisford Light, Power & Manufacturing Co. v. GrimmWisconsin Supreme Court · 1932
- Burmeister v. VondrachekWisconsin Supreme Court · 1979
- State Ex Rel. Wisconsin State Department of Agriculture v. AaronsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1946
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