Legal Opinion
Sinclair v. Young
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 13, 1902PublishedCited by 25 opinions
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Warwick county, rendered April 9, 1901, on a petition for a mandamus wherein the defendants in error were the petitioners, and the plaintiffs in error were the defendants.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
At its regular session, 1899-1900, the General Assembly of Virginia failed to elect an electoral board for the county of Warwick, as prescribed by section 64 of the Code, as amended. (Acts 1899-1900, p. 843.)
To remedy the omission, at the extra session of 1901, the following joint resolution was passed:
“Whereas the General Assembly, during its session of 1899-1900, failed to elect members of the Electoral Board of Warwick county; therefore, be it
“Ensolved by the Senate (the House of Delegates concurring), That J. C. Curtis, John A. Young, and J. H. Ham, qualified *286voters'and residents of the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Lewis v. WhittleSupreme Court of Virginia · 1883
- Clay v. BallardSupreme Court of Virginia · 1891
- Richmond Railway & Electric Co. v. BrownSupreme Court of Virginia · 1899
- Foster v. JonesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1884
- Childrey v. RadySupreme Court of Virginia · 1883
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3Cited by25 opinions
- W. S. Forbes & Co. v. Southern Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1921
- Johnson v. BlackSupreme Court of Virginia · 1905
- City of Roanoke v. ElliottSupreme Court of Virginia · 1918
- Conrad v. Conrad'sSupreme Court of Virginia · 1918
- Jennings v. Southern Carbon Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1913
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