Moore v. Conley

BEATTY C. J.

This is a petition for. a writ-of mandate to compel the setting of an election contest for trial;; It ap- • pears from the petition that certain citizens and electors of the city of Madera instituted a regular proceeding to contest an election by the returns of which it appeared that a majority of the votes were cast in favor of licensing the sale of alcoholic liquors in said city (Stats, of April 4, 1911, p. 599). The respondent in conformity to the provisions of section 1118 of the Code of Civil Procedure, appointed the twenty-third day of July as the date for holding a special…