Attorney General ex rel. Taylor v. Brown
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Information in the nature of a quo warranto, filed lby the attorney general on the relation of John Taylor, charging that Henry Brown, of the town of Ches ter, in the county of Dodge, for the space of two months and upwards, has held and 'exercised, and still does exercise the office of State’s j>rison commissioner, of the State of Wisconsin, without any legal election, appointment, warrant or authority whatever, therefor.
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Information in the nature of a quo warranto, filed lby the attorney general on the relation of John Taylor, charging that Henry Brown, of the town of Ches ter, in the county of Dodge, for the space of two months and upwards, has held and 'exercised, and still does exercise the office of State’s j>rison commissioner, of the State of Wisconsin, without any legal election, appointment, warrant or authority whatever, therefor. And further, giving the court to understand and be informed, that on the 28th day of March, A. D., 1853, the legislature,.by joint ballot of the two houses, duly elected…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
CbawfokD, J.
This is an information in the nature of a quo warranto, wherein the respondent, Henry Brown, is charged with having usurped, intruded into, and unlawfully held and exercised the office of State’s prison commissioner, which he still holds and exercises, to the damage and prejudice of the relator, John Taylor, who claims to be the person rightfully entitled to said office.
To this information the respondent has a plea, admitting that he did enter into the office, and now does enjoy and exercise the same, and setting forth matter *519in justification, and in support of the…
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