Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Attorney-General v. Davis

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided March 15, 1869PublishedCited by 26 opinions

Application for writ of quo warranto.

1Opinion of the CourtWagner, Judge

The attorney-general applies for a writ in the nature of a quo warranto, and suggests that on the 9th day of March, 1867, Louis Brown was duly appointed and commissioned as circuit attorney within and for the tenth judicial circuit of this State ; that by virtue of said commission and the statutes in such cases made and provided, the said Brown is entitled to the said office until the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1870 ; that upon the said Brown receiving his commission, he legally qualified thereunder, and thereupon assumed the duties of the office. The information then…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. BUTLER v. Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1851
  2. Warner v. People ex rel. ConnerNew York Supreme Court · 1845
  3. Smith v. . the Mayor, Etc., of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1868
  4. People ex rel. Lynch v. Mayor of New-YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1841
  5. Baker v. . City of UticaNew York Court of Appeals · 1859

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Taylor and Marshall v. BeckhamSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
  2. Mial v. Ellington.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1903
  3. Moore v. StricklingWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1899
  4. State Ex Inf. McKittrick v. KirbySupreme Court of Missouri · 1942
  5. Westberg v. City of KansasSupreme Court of Missouri · 1877

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