Watson v. Gill
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Pittsburg County; R. W. Higgins, Judge. Mandamus by Gus A. Gill, for himself and for others similarly situated, against P. D. Watson, as Mayor of the City of McAlester, Pittsburg county, state of Oklahoma.' Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtOwen, C. J.
This proceeding in error is from a decree of the district court of Pitts-burg county awarding peremptory writ of mandamus. By the writ, P. D. Watson, as mayor of the city of McAlester, was directed to issue forthwith his proclamation calling an election to be held at the regular election in the city of McAlester, on the first Tuesday of April, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters certain proposed amendments to the city charter.
It appears the judgment of the district court was not superseded, and the plaintiff in error issued the proclamation, the election was held, and the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Farquharson v. State Ex Rel. CalvertSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
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