Legal Opinion

Hunt v. Superior Court

California Court of Appeal

Decided September 2, 1949No. Civ. 7686PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAdams, P. J.

This is a petition for a writ of prohibition to arrest the Superior Court of Stanislaus County from proceeding with an irrigation district election contest.

The facts are that petitioner and one Joe Barnhill were rival candidates for the office of director of division three of the Oakdale Irrigation District. An election was held on February 2, 1949, and after the votes were counted the board of directors declared petitioner elected. A certificate of election was issued to him. On or about February loth, said Joe Barnhill filed in said superior court a contest of the election and in his…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Childs v. GrossCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1940
  2. McCarthy v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1944
  3. Estate of EscolleCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1933
  4. Bertozzi v. SwisherCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1938
  5. Huck v. RathjenCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1924

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Costa v. BantaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1950
  2. Cummings v. StanleyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2009
  3. Fountain City Sanitary District v. Knox County Election CommissionTennessee Supreme Court · 1957
  4. Muir v. SteinbergCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1961
  5. Summers v. FreemanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954

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