Brooks v. Jones
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gary,'J., Richland, May, 1908. Petition by U. R. Brooks, clerk of Supreme Court, for mandamus against A. W. Jones, Comptroller-General.
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Before Gary,'J., Richland, May, 1908. Petition by U. R. Brooks, clerk of Supreme Court, for mandamus against A. W. Jones, Comptroller-General. The following is the Circuit decree: “This is a proceeding in mandamus, the petitioner, clerk of the Supreme Court, praying for an order requiring the respondent to issue his official warrants on the State Treasurer for his salary as said clerk at the rate of one thousand dollars per annum, that being the amount mentioned in the appropriation act of 1908 ‘for the pay of the clerk of the Supreme Court.’ The petitioner contends that he is entitled to…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Judge in mandamus proceedings, requiring the Comptroller-General to issue his warrant or warrants on the State Treasurer in favor of the petitioner for the amount therein mentioned, being ip, full of salary up to 1st May, 1908.
The facts are fully set out in said opder, which is affirmed for the reasons therein stated.
Mr. Chief Justice Pope concurs. Mr. Justice Jones.
In this case the Circuit Court granted a mandamus to compel the Comptroller-General to issue his warrant to petitioner for…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- United States v. LangstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Belknap v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Robert Buist Co. v. Lancaster Mer. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1904
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- State ex rel. Jones v. ClausenWashington Supreme Court · 1914
- Plowden v. Beattie, Comptroller GeneralSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1937
- Grimball v. Beattie, Comptroller GeneralSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1934
- State Ex Rel. McLeod v. MillsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1971
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