Legal Opinion

Kilburn v. Law

California Supreme Court

Decided February 8, 1896No. S. F. No. 287PublishedCited by 21 opinions

Prohibition from the Supreme Court to the Superior Court of the County of Merced, to restrain the prosecution of the state bank commissioners, in the matter of an accusation of willful neglect of official duties. J. K. Law, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtTemple, J.

This is an application for a writ of prohibition against Hon. J. K. Law, judge of the superior court of Merced county, commanding him to desist from any further proceedings against the petitioners as bank commissioners in the matter of the accusation of W. N. Sherman against them.

October 8, 1895, said Sherman filed in the Superior court of Merced county a verified accusation charging that the bank commissioners had willfully neglected to perform the duties of their office in that, having the means so to do, they did not, up to. September 1, 1895, ascertain that the Merced bank was insolvent…

2Cited by21 opinions

  1. Abelleira v. District Court of AppealCalifornia Supreme Court · 1941
  2. State ex rel. Rowe v. District CourtMontana Supreme Court · 1911
  3. Skeen v. CraigUtah Supreme Court · 1906
  4. People v. HaleCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1965
  5. Cline v. Superior Court of Los Angeles CountyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1920

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