Richardson v. Farrar
Supreme Court of Virginia
Application to the original jurisdiction of this court, to award a writ of peremptory mandamus against Hon. F. R. Farrar, judge, temporarily, by executive appointment, of the county court of Prince Edward county, commanding him as judge of the said court, or such judge as may now he the lawful judge of the said court, to set aside and annul a certain order made in the said court August 7th, 1891, whereby it dismissed the complaint of sundry citizens, twenty or more, and duly…
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Application to the original jurisdiction of this court, to award a writ of peremptory mandamus against Hon. F. R. Farrar, judge, temporarily, by executive appointment, of the county court of Prince Edward county, commanding him as judge of the said court, or such judge as may now he the lawful judge of the said court, to set aside and annul a certain order made in the said court August 7th, 1891, whereby it dismissed the complaint of sundry citizens, twenty or more, and duly qualified voters of the county of Prince Edward, Virginia, of a false return, gross fraud and other specified…
1DissentLacy, J.
(dissenting), said :
This is an application by the petitioners, George Richardson and others, to this court for a writ of mandamus to compel the judge of the county court- of Prince Edward to hear and decide a contested election case, under section 106 of the Code of Virginia. That section provides: “ Sec. 160. The returns of elections of county, corporation and district officers shall be subject to the inquiry, determination, and judgment of the court of the county or corporation wherein the election was held, upon the complaint of fifteen or more qualified voters of such county, corporation,…
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