State ex rel. Sammon v. Chatterton
Wyoming Supreme Court
Mandamus. Original proceeding. This action was brought in the Supreme Court under its original jurisdiction in the name of the State on the relation of John W. Sammon against Fenimore Chatterton, as Secretary of State, for a writ of mandamus to compel the respondent to file in his office certain certificates purporting to nominate the relator as an independent candidate for the office of Judge of the Third Judicial District, to be voted for at the general election to be held…
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Mandamus. Original proceeding. This action was brought in the Supreme Court under its original jurisdiction in the name of the State on the relation of John W. Sammon against Fenimore Chatterton, as Secretary of State, for a writ of mandamus to compel the respondent to file in his office certain certificates purporting to nominate the relator as an independent candidate for the office of Judge of the Third Judicial District, to be voted for at the general election to be held in November, 1902. The cause was heard upon the application for an alternative writ. The facts are stated in the…
1Per curiam
In this proceeding the relator seeks a writ of mandamus requiring the Secretary of State to file certain certificates *13purporting to nominate the relator for the office'of District Judge for the Third Judicial District, and a hearing was had upon the application for the allowance of an alternative writ.
It appears by the petition that three certificates purporting to nominate the relajpr as án 'independent candidate for the office aforesaid were presented to the Secretary of State for filing, and that said official refused to file them. The petition fails to disclose the date when dhe,y were so…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Adsit v. OsmunMichigan Supreme Court · 1891
- People ex rel. Brodie v. WellerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1858
- Peck v. People ex rel. KernIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
- Cook v. MockSupreme Court of Kansas · 1889
3Cited by3 opinions
- Schirmer v. SEC. of StateSupreme Court of Vermont · 1940
- State ex rel. Glenn v. SmithMissouri Court of Appeals · 1908
- State ex rel. Sammon v. ChattertonWyoming Supreme Court · 1903