Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Gabbert v. MacQueen

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided March 12, 1918PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Original mandamus by the State, on relation of E. L. Gabbert and others, against George A. MacQueen, mayor of the city of Charleston, and others.

1Opinion of the Court

Lynch, Judge:

By mandatory process relators seek to compel the mayor and members of the council of the city of Charleston to submit to the qualified voters of the city the ratification or rejection of an ordinance to repeal an earlier one passed by the council June 28, 1915, entitled: ‘An Ordinance Regulating' the Operation of Motor Vehicles (commonly known as Jitney Busses) and Providing for the Issuance of Permits to Owners and Drivers Thereof.” Amended and re-enacted pursuant to an election held April 16, 1917, in accordance with the terms and provisions and under the authority of the city…

2Cited by8 opinions

  1. Adams v. BolinArizona Supreme Court · 1952
  2. State Ex Rel. Plymale v. City of HuntingtonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1963
  3. Luker v. CurtisIdaho Supreme Court · 1943
  4. Bachmann v. GoodwinWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1939
  5. State Ex Rel. Singer v. CartledgeOhio Supreme Court · 1935

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