Legal Opinion
Cornell v. Sherrer
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided November 4, 1964No. 40406PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
IRWIN, Justice.
On the 17th day of September 1962, Jimmy Cornell filed with Leon Sherrer, Mayor of the City of Durant, Oklahoma, a petition requesting the mayor to call an election to change Durant’s form of government to the statutory aldermanic form. The mayor did not issue a proclamation calling for the election within ten (10) days after the petition was filed. On October 2nd, Cornell commenced proceedings in the district court and prayed for a writ of mandamus commanding the mayor to issue a proclamation calling for an election.
The trial court issued an alternative writ commanding the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In Re Initiative Petition No. 2 of CushingSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1932
- In Re Initiative Petition No. 1, City of DrumrightSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1956
- In Re Initiative Petition No. 4, Etc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1933
- State Ex Rel. Bryant v. CarterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935