Legal Opinion

Fraser v. Alexander

California Supreme Court

Decided February 20, 1888No. 11564PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Lake County. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtSearls, C. J.

This is an action brought by the plaintiff in his individual capacity against the defendant as supervisor of the county of Lake, state of California, to recover one hundred dollars, and to remove the defendant from his office as supervisor for a willful violation of official duty, pursuant to an act of the legislature of the state of California, approved' March 30, 1874, entitled “An act providing for the removal of civil officers for a violation of official duties.” (Stats. 1873-74, p. 911; Deering’s Code Civ. Proc., following sec. 810.)

Plaintiff had judgment as prayed for in his complaint, *149f…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Norris v. CrockerSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
  2. State v. ConklingCalifornia Supreme Court · 1861
  3. State v. WhitworthSupreme Court of Alabama · 1839

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Sacramento Newspaper Guild, Local 92 v. Sacramento County Board of SupervisorsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
  2. People ex rel. Daniels v. HenshawCalifornia Supreme Court · 1888
  3. Rankin v. JaumanIdaho Supreme Court · 1894
  4. State ex rel. Ohlquist v. SwanNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1890
  5. Wickersham v. BrittanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1892

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