State Ex Rel. Hatfield v. Logan County Court
West Virginia Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
MEREDITH, PRESIDENT:
The petitioner, Coleman Hatfield, a legal voter in Logan County, seeks a peremptory writ of mandamusi to compel the county court of that county to divide certain voting precincts so as to reduce the number of voters in each to the number fixed by law.
He avers that the registration made prior to the primary-election held on May 27th last shows that in Triadelphia District the following precincts have the following numbers of voters:
Precinct No. 6, at Amherstdale, 1068
Precinct No. 9, at Lorado, 573
Precinct No. 11, at Mallory, 560
Precinct No. 12, at Landville, 704
And in Logan…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Simon v. HeatherlyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1924
- Stafford v. SheppardWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1905
- State ex rel. Heironimus v. Town of DavisWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1915
- Deegan v. County Court of Logan CountyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1916
3Cited by1 opinion
- Korb v. Fox, County JudgeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928