Ballagh v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
APPLICATION for a Writ of Review to annul an order adjudging petitioner guilty of contempt. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Davis, Kemp & Post, E. L. Foster, Charles A. Barnhart, L. R. Godward, and Geo. E. Whitaker, for Petitioner.
1Opinion of the CourtShaw, J.
This is an application for a writ of review to annul an order of the court below adjudging petitioner guilty of contempt for the disobedience of its judgment.
Petitioner is city clerk of the city of Maricopa. On March 23, 1914, certain proceedings were instituted in the superior court, in and for the county of Kern, the purpose of which was to secure a writ of mandate directed to petitioner, as said city clerk, commanding him in his official capacity to place and print upon the official ballot to be used in the municipal election held in the city of Maricopa on April 13, 1914, the name of…
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