Legerton v. Chambers
California Court of Appeal
APPLICATION for a Writ of Mandate originally made to the District Court of Appeal for. the Second Appellate District. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJames, J.
Petitioner herein was at the general election held in November, 1914, elected to the office of judge of the superior court in the county of Los Angeles for the “short” term; that is, the term intervening between the end of the term of the incumbent who was appointed to fill a vacancy and the commencement of the regular term next succeeding. In this case the short term ended upon the incoming of the newly elected officer, who was other than this petitioner, in January, 1915. The election took place on the 3d of November, and on the sixth day of December following petitioner received from the…
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- People Ex Rel. Conliss v. . NorthNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
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- State Ex Rel. Guinan v. MederNevada Supreme Court · 1895
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