Legal Opinion

Murphy v. Darnell

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided March 30, 1954No. 35478PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVISON, Justice.

This is an action in the nature of quo warranto, brought for the purpose of determining the title to the office of County Superintendent of Schools of Creek 'County, Oklahoma, for the term beginning on July 2, 1951. The parties appear here in the same order and will be referred to as they appeared in the trial court; namely, Mrs. M. L. Murphy, as plaintiff, and J. L. Darnell, as defendant.

The defendant was inducted into office under authority of a certificate of election thereto for the term beginning on said date, July 2, 1951. Plaintiff was the duly qualified holder of the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Perine v. Van BeekSupreme Court of Iowa · 1893
  2. State Ex Rel. West, Atty. Gen. v. BreckinridgeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
  3. Security State Bank of Comanche v. W. R. Johnston & Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1951
  4. Stafford v. State Election BoardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1950
  5. State v. CoyleSupreme Court of Iowa · 1893

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Wickersham v. State Election BoardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960
  2. Coleman v. Sequoyah County Election BoardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
  3. Rogers v. State Election Board of OklahomaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1974
  4. State v. MaciasCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1989
  5. Murphy v. DarnellSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1954

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