Chadduck v. Burke
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Culpeper county,' on a petition for a mandamus, wherein the defendant in error was the plaintiff, and the plaintiff in error was the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
This writ of error brings before us a controversy over the office of Superintendent of the Poor of Culpeper county. By the judgment of the lower court a peremptory writ of mandamus was awarded, requiring the plaintiff in error to surrender the office in question, together with all of the property held in connection therewith, to the defendant in error. The correctness of this conclusion is the subject for our consideration.
It appears that John M. Chadduck, the plaintiff in error, had held the office in controversy for several terms immediately preceding this litigation. Under the law, as it…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Johnson v. MannSupreme Court of Virginia · 1883
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