Legal Opinion
Blalock v. Johnston, Governor
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided March 30, 1936No. 14263PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Fishburn.
The petitioner, J. C. Blalock, commenced this action in the original jurisdiction of the Court against the respondent, Olin D. Johnston, as Governor of the State, praying that a rule be issued to the Governor, directing him to show cause why a peremptory writ of mandamus should not be granted, requiring him to perform the duty of appointing the petitioner as tax collector for Cherokee County, as required by the special statute referred to in the petition.
The allegations of the petition, so far as necessary to an understanding of…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
- Mississippi v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- People ex rel. Sutherland v. GovernorMichigan Supreme Court · 1874
- Commissioner of the General Land Office v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1849
- Rains v. SimpsonTexas Supreme Court · 1878
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3Cited by16 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Hutton v. City of Baton RougeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
- State Ex Rel. Roddey v. BYRNES, GOVERNORSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1951
- Elder v. AndersonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1962
- Kelly v. CurtisSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1972
- Tyska v. BOARD OF EDUCATION TWP. SCH. DIST.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1983
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