State ex rel. Elliott v. Guerrero
Nevada Supreme Court
Application for a writ of mandamus. Tbe facts appear in tbe opinion of tbe court. I. Tbe mere fact that an action will lie does not necessarily supersede tbe remedy by mandamus. Tliis is a proper case for a mandamus. (1 Gomp. L., secs. 1508-9; State of Nevada ex rel. William Jl.
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Application for a writ of mandamus. Tbe facts appear in tbe opinion of tbe court. I. Tbe mere fact that an action will lie does not necessarily supersede tbe remedy by mandamus. Tliis is a proper case for a mandamus. (1 Gomp. L., secs. 1508-9; State of Nevada ex rel. William Jl. Sears v. W. I Wright etal., 10 Nev. 175; Fremont v. Crippen, 10 Cal. 215; McCullough v. The Mayor of Brooklyn, 23 Wend. 461; People v. Loucks, 28 Gal. 71; Marbury v. Madison, 1 Crancli. 170.) I. Mandamus is not tbe proper remedy for tbe injury complained of. It is not a duty specially enjoined upon the respondents, by…
1Opinion of the Court
*106By the Court,
Leonard, J.:
This is an original application to this court for a mandamus to compel respondents, as trustees of the Roman Capitol Gold and Silver Mining Company, a corporation incorporated and existing under the laws of this state, and having its principal office at Virginia citvr, to cause to be issued to relator seventeen hundred and ninety shares of the capital stock of said company.
The petition avers that on the sixth day of June, 1876, one Leopoldo Pucci obtained a judgment in the first judicial district court in this state against one B. Guerrero for the sum of nine hundred…
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