Legal Opinion

United States ex rel. Noel v. Carmody

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided March 26, 1945No. 8869PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ARNOLD, Associate Justice.

This is an action in quo warranto to remove respondent, John J. Carmody, from the office of President of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia on the ground that his election to that office was in violation of the by-laws of the Association. The court below entered judgment dismissing the complaint, from which order this appeal is taken.

The sole interest of the relator is that of a member of the Association. Respondent argues that under the statutes of the District of Columbia a court has no jurisdiction to issue a writ of quo warranto against an officer of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Cohens v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1821
  2. Newman v. United States Ex Rel. FrizzellSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
  3. Commonwealth ex rel. Morris v. StevensSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
  4. State ex rel. Mitchell v. HoranWashington Supreme Court · 1900
  5. Columbian Cat Fanciers, Inc. v. KoehneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Sharon Andrade v. Charles A. Lauer, Acting Administrator, Office of Juvenile JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
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  3. Sibley v. ObamaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2012
  4. Taitz v. ObamaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010
  5. Taitz v. ObamaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010

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