Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Buchanan v. State Treasurer
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided April 11, 1904PublishedCited by 20 opinions
Before Townsend, J., Richland, July, 1903. Petition for mandamus by O. W. Buchanan against State Treasurer, R. H. Jennings, and Comptroller General, A. W. Jones. From Circuit order directing writ, respondents appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods.
We adopt the respondent’s clear and accurate statement of the facts.
“Respondent claims that he is entitled to be paid the salary allowed by law to' a Circuit Judge at the time of his election and qualification; that such salary is the amount named in the general appropriation act of December 23, 1893, and not that named in the salary reduction act of December 22, 1893.
“The main facts are as follows: By the salary reduction act, approved December 22, 1893, to1 go into effect 1 January, 1894, the salary of a Circuit Judge was fixed at…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- In Re AyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Fitts v. McGheeSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Pennoyer v. McConnaughySupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Louisiana v. JumelSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Townsend v. LittleSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Crawford v. HuntArizona Supreme Court · 1932
- State Ex Rel. Rawlinson v. AnselSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1907
- State ex rel. Jones v. ClausenWashington Supreme Court · 1914
- Edwards v. CarterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1934
- Plowden v. Beattie, Comptroller GeneralSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1937
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