Legal Opinion
Button v. Day
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 11, 1963No. Record 5550PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
The Attorney General filed in this court, under § 8-714 of the Code, his petition for a writ of mandamus to require the Comptroller to issue warrants on the State Treasurer for the payment of amounts authorized by the proper official of the Virginia State Bar, pursuant to the Rules for Integration of the Virginia State Bar. The Comptroller had notified the Attorney General by letter that he entertained doubt as to the authority of the Bar to engage in certain activities and hence would decline to issue warrants for payments therefor until there was a final adjudication on the subject by this…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lathrop v. DonohueSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- In Re Integration of the Nebraska State Bar Ass'nNebraska Supreme Court · 1937
- In Re Constitutionality of Chapter 315, Laws of 1943Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1943
- Carter v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1899
- Lathrop v. DonohueWisconsin Supreme Court · 1960
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Consumers Union of United States, Inc. v. American Bar Ass'nDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1976
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