State v. Wise
Superior Court of Delaware
1Opinion of the Court
Layton, C. J.,
delivering the opinion of the Court:
A judgment of ouster in a quo warranta proceeding brought to determine title to an office is a self executing judgment requiring no process to place the successful relator in possession of the office; and, in the absence of statute, the efficacy of such judgment of ouster is not suspended by an appeal and the filing of a supersedeas bond. 20 Ency. Pl. & Pr. 1244; 17 Ency. Law & Pr. 489, 490; 51 C. J. 363; 22 R. C. L. 728, 729; People v. Reinberg, 263 Ill. 536, 105 N. E. 715, L. R. A. 1915E, 401, Ann. Cas. 1915C, 343; Welch v. Cook, 7 How.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Arant v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- State Ex Rel. Caldwell v. WilsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1897
- Potomac Oil Co. v. DyeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1909
- People ex rel. Dibelka v. ReinbergIllinois Supreme Court · 1914
- State Ex Rel. Wagner v. FieldsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1924
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Nelson v. JordanArizona Supreme Court · 1969
- State Ex Rel. Godby v. HagerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1970
- Walker v. HughesSuperior Court of Delaware · 1944
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- State ex rel. Nixon v. BeltMissouri Court of Appeals · 1994
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