Legal Opinion

State v. Johnson

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided January 15, 1856PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Append from Sebastian Circuit Court. Hon. John J. Clendenin, Circuit Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Handy

Upon the order of the prosecuting attorney for the 4th Judicial Circuit, the clerk of the Sebastian Circuit Court issued a writ of quo warranto, against the appellee, Raphael M. Johnson, requiring him to show by what authority or warrant, he exercises the office and frenchise of Mayor of the city of Fort Smith, in the county of Sebastian, in this State. This writ bears date the 20th August, 1855, and was made returnable, and was returned to the September term, of the Sebastian Circuit Cdurt, next after its date. At the term of the court to which such writ was returned, the appellee appeared…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Wammack v. HollowaySupreme Court of Alabama · 1841

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Matheny v. Independence CountySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1925
  2. Rhodes v. DriverSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1901
  3. Union Depot Railroad v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1891
  4. State ex rel. Schumacher v. MarkhamWisconsin Supreme Court · 1915
  5. Booker v. DonohoeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1897

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