Legal Opinion
McCoy v. Board of Supervisors
California Supreme Court
Decided June 30, 1941No. S. F. 16563PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PULLEN, J., pro tem.
Petitioner a taxpayer, seeks a writ of mandate commanding respondent Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles to declare vacant the office of Chief Engineer of Building and Construction of that county, and to appoint another to fill the vacancy.
The facts are presented by stipulation. William J. Pox was a major in the Marine Corps Reserve, a component of the United States Marine Corps, available for active duty. At the same time he was Chief Engineer of Building and Safety of the County of Los Angeles. On October 1, 1940, pursuant to federal statutes and the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Carpenter v. SheppardTexas Supreme Court · 1940
- People ex rel. Marshall v. LeonardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1887
- State v. JosephSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1918
- Whitehead v. DavieCalifornia Supreme Court · 1922
- Kennedy v. CookCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Lungren v. DeukmejianCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
- Cramer v. SheppardTexas Supreme Court · 1942
- Ward v. KeenanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1949
- State Ex Rel. McGaughey v. GraystonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1942
- Wimberly v. DeaconSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943
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