State ex rel. Bridges v. Henry
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by the Court En Banc. Writ of error to the Circuit Court for Leon County. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the-court.
1Opinion of the CourtParkhill, J.
We think the writ ought to issue in this case, and that the Circuit Judge erred in denying the petition.
Removal from office is authorized only for certain causes in this State and the court may inquire into the existence of the jurisdictional facts, that is whether the facts upon which the removing power acted were legal cause for removal. 23 Am. & Eng. Ency. Law (2nd ed.) 429; State ex rel. Attorney General v. Johnson, 30 Fla., 433, 11 South. Rep. 845. A writ of error lies to the refusal to issue the writ of quo warranto herein.
The petition herein seeks to present the jurisdictional fact…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State ex rel. Attorney-General v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1892
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