Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Jernigan v. Stickley

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided April 16, 1908No. 6871PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Proceeding in the original jurisdicition of this Court in the nature of quo warranto by J. J. Jernigan, as intendant, and I. McP. Gregorie, M. Herman and S. B. Thompson, as wardens of Port Royal, against John Stickley, John b. Wall, Pat Wall, M. B. Cope and J. b. Paul.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Jones.

This was a proceeding in the original jurisdicition of this Court in: the nature of a quo warranto against defendants, requiring them' to answer to the State and show by w'hat warrant or authority they claimed to 'hold the offices of intendant and wardens of the town of Port Royal.

The relators allege that at the regular election held for municipal officers in the town of Port Royal on the 9th day of January, 1907, the respondent, John Stickley, was elected intendant and relators, I. McP. Gregorie and M. Herman, together with John b.…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Edwards v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
  2. State ex rel. Nourse v. ClarkeNevada Supreme Court · 1867
  3. State ex rel. Williams v. FittsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1873
  4. Wallace v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1820
  5. State ex rel. Toepke v. ClaytonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1882

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  4. Jackson v. WhiteSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1950
  5. Watts Ex Rel. Hunt v. LanhamWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1933

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