Savage v. Gotham
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Caddo County ; T. P. Clay, Judge. Mandamus by J.' W. Savage and the State on the relation of W. F. Gulick against Perry M. Gotham and others, members of Cad-do County Election Board. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtCochran, J.
This suit was commenced by filing in the district court of Caddo county a petition seeking to compel the defendants in error, as members of the county election board of Caddo county, to hold an election on October 10. 1923, in compliance with the proclamation by the Governor of the state of Oklahoma, dated August 9, 1923, said election being called for the purpose of determining whether or not certain territory-in the counties of Caddo and Canadian should be formed into a new county to be known as Wlalton county. Judgment was rendered by the district court denying the peremptory writ of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Anderson v. RitterbuschSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
- Gulick v. LinnSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923