Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Smith v. County Court

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided March 31, 1916PublishedCited by 50 opinions

Original petition by the State, on the relation of S. P. Smith, for mandamus to the County Court of Kanawha ■County and others.

1Opinion of the Court

POFEENBARGER, JUDGE:

The relator, Chairman of the Republican County Executive Committee of Kanawha County, seeks a peremptory writ of mandamus commanding the County Court of said county to appoint, as registrars of voters therein, certain persons whose names he had certified to that body for appointment to said positions, upon averment of his right to have them appointed under the provisions of sec. 98-a-'l of ch. 3 of the Code, as amended by ch. 28 of the Acts of 1915. Prom the return of the alternative writ, it appears that his presentation of the list of persons designated for appointment…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Marcum v. Ballot Com'rsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Hall v. StauntonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1904
  3. Boggess v. BuxtonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1910
  4. Phelps v. PiperNebraska Supreme Court · 1896
  5. Shields v. JacobMichigan Supreme Court · 1891

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. DeMille v. American Federation of Radio ArtistsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1947
  2. Simpson v. Grand International Brotherhood of Locomotive EngineersWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1919
  3. Wells v. Mobile County Bd. of Realtors, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1980
  4. State Ex Rel. Smith v. BosworthWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1960
  5. Shaup v. Grand International Brotherhood of Locomotive EngineersSupreme Court of Alabama · 1931

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