Jones v. Rhea
Supreme Court of Virginia
Original application for mandamus. Petition granted. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
Saunders J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is a petition for a mandamus, filed by Meriwether Jones, Edward V. Valentine and others, petitioners, asking for a peremptory writ of mandamus against the Honorable William F. Rhea, chairman of the State Corporation Commission of Virginia. Petitioners make the following allegations:
I. That petitioners are members in good standing of the Westmoreland Club.
II. That there are two clubs in the city of Richmond, organized “for the promotion of social intercourse, and for the purpose of maintaining a library and reading room,” known respectively…
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