Groome v. Gwinn
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County. At a general election held on the 2nd of November, 1875, Messrs. S. Teackle Wallis and Charles J. M. Gwinn, were candidates for the office of.Attorney General of the State. The returns of the election, as certified to the Governor by the proper officers, showed that Mr. Gwinn had received a majority of all the votes cast for Attorney General.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County. At a general election held on the 2nd of November, 1875, Messrs. S. Teackle Wallis and Charles J. M. Gwinn, were candidates for the office of.Attorney General of the State. The returns of the election, as certified to the Governor by the proper officers, showed that Mr. Gwinn had received a majority of all the votes cast for Attorney General. On the 16th of November, Mr. Wallis addressed a communication to the Governor, notifying him of his intention to contest the election of Mr. Gwinn as Attorney General of the State at the election…
1Opinion of the CourtBartol, C. J.
Court.
This is an appeal from a pro forma order of the Circuit Court, directing the writ of mandamus to be issued, requiring the Governor to commission the appellee as Attorney General and to administer to him the oath of office.
By agreement of counsel all errors of pleading have been waived, the only object and purpose of the appeal being to obtain a judicial determination of the powers and duty of the Governor, under the Constitution and laws of the State.
*621The nature of the questions involved, and the circumstances under which the appeal was heard, requiring an immediate decision, the…
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