Legal Opinion

Proulx v. Graves

California Supreme Court

Decided May 11, 1904No. Sac. No. 1196PublishedCited by 4 opinions

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Glenn County. Oval Pirkey, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtShaw, J.

This was a proceeding in mandamus to compel the defendant, as county auditor of Glenn County, to draw his warrant upon the county treasurer for the payment of the salary allowed by law to the plaintiff as justice of the peace of the fourth judicial township of that county. The demurrer of the defendant to the complaint was overruled, and upon his refusal to answer judgment was entered for the plaintiff, and the defendant appeals.

Prior to January 4, 1900, there existed in Glenn County two judicial townships contiguous to each other, designated respectively as township No. 1 and township No. 4.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. McCully v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1899
  2. Matter of Gertum v. . Board of SupervisorsNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
  3. State ex rel. Gibson v. FriedleyIndiana Supreme Court · 1893
  4. Aikman v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1895

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. In Re MizeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1938
  2. High v. StateArizona Supreme Court · 1913
  3. People Ex Rel. Hardacre v. DavidsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1905
  4. In Re StantonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1933

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