Legal Opinion
Johnston v. Carrico
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 15, 1913No. 4105PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Error from Superior Court, Oklahoma County j Edward Dewes Oldfield, Judge. Application for mandamus by J. W. Jobnston against A. L. Carrico and others. 1 Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtTurner, J.
From a judgment of the superior court of Oklahoma county, refusing to issue a peremptory writ of mandamus, plaintiff in error, plaintiff below, brings the ease here. The facts are that prior to the time plaintiff was elected, together with fifteen others, a member of the city council of Oklahoma City, a city of the first class, the Statutes of Oklahoma, 1893, sec. 548, provided as follows:
“The compensation of all city officers, shall be regulated by ordinance, but in no case shall a councilman receive for his services as such, or for services on committees, or otherwise, for any one year, a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Coggeshall v. ConnerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
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- City of Durant v. BowlesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1925