Lewis County Publishing Co. v. County Court
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Lewis County. Application by the Lewis County Publishing Company for writ'of mandamus against the County Court of Lewis County. Judgment denying the writ, and the Publishing Company brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Robinson, Judge:
The Lewis County Publishing Company sought the writ of mandamus to compel the County Court of Lewis County to *306publish the financial statement of the county in the Weston Democrat, a weekly newspaper published by the petitioner. The peremptory writ having' been denied by the judgment of the circuit court, the publishing company has prosecuted error.
The proceeding is based on the statute, the material part of which is as follows: “The county court of every county, within four weeks after the first session held after the beginning of each fiscal year, shall cause to be published…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Coffee v. RagsdaleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Braddy v. WhiteleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Register Newspaper Co. v. YeiserCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1904
- Stultz v. PrattSupreme Court of Virginia · 1905
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- Brawley v. County Court of Kanawha CountyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1936
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- State Ex Rel. Casto v. County Court of Roane CountyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1926