Legal Opinion
Carpenter v. Sprague
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided February 13, 1923PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Petition on behalf of the State for a prerogative writ of injunction. Heard and writ granted.
1Opinion of the CourtSweetland, C. J.
This is the petition of Herbert L. Carpenter, Attorney General, at the relation of Roscoe M. Dexter, a citizen and taxpayer of the city of Central Falls, within the jurisdiction of the District Court of the Eleventh Judicial District, praying on behalf of the State that this •court issue its prerogative writ of injunction against Ernest L. Sprague as Deputy Secretary of State acting as Secretary of State and against Hugh M. Devlin of Cumberland, enjoining said Ernest L. Sprague from signing, attesting and affixing the seal of the State to a commission to said Hugh M. Devlin as justice of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- State ex rel. Hughlett v. HughesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
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