Legal Opinion
Smith v. McQueen
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 28, 1936No. 6 Div. 946PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARDNER, Justice.
Petitioners seek by mandamus to require the respondent chairman of the state executive committee of the Democratic Party to certify their names as candidates in the party primary of May 5, 1936, for election as delegates and alternate delegates to the national convention of said party to be held in June, 1936, at Philadelphia.
It is of course universally recognized that the extraordinary remedy of mandamus is only to be granted when there is a clear specific legal right shown, for the enforcement of which there is no other adequate remedy. Ex parte Three Minute Cereal Co.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Gilmore v. WaplesTexas Supreme Court · 1916
- State ex rel. Smith v. County CourtWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1916
- Kimberlin v. State ex rel. TowIndiana Supreme Court · 1892
- Lett v. DennisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1930
- Odell v. RihnCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1912
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Ray v. BlairSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- State Ex Rel. Le Blanc v. Democratic State Central CommitteeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Williams v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1938
- Ex Parte State Ex Rel. BraggSupreme Court of Alabama · 1940
- Alexander v. BoothSupreme Court of Florida · 1952
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