Legal Opinion

Attorney General ex rel. Reynolds v. May

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided November 24, 1893PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Information in the nature of a quo warranto to test the title of respondent to the office of clerk of Wayne county. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.

The information in this case is filed to test the title to the office of the clerk of Wayne county, and is in the usual form. The plea is also in the usual form, and alleges that at the election held on the 8th day of November, 1892, the respondent received the greatest number of votes, and was duly elected to the office.

Bight replications were filed. The first alleges that 54 of said votes are void and illegal, because each of said votes bore a distinguishing mark so made thereon as to distinguish it from the other ballots cast at said election, and that by reason thereof said respondent did…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. May v. Board of CanvassersMichigan Supreme Court · 1893
  2. People ex rel. Benoit v. MillerMichigan Supreme Court · 1867

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Brooks v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1911
  2. Fuller v. EllisMichigan Supreme Court · 1893
  3. Attorney General ex rel. Reynolds v. MayMichigan Supreme Court · 1894
  4. State ex inf. Prosecuting Attorney ex rel. Thompson v. HeffernanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1912
  5. Matti Awdish, Inc v. WilliamsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1982

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