Ballantyne v. Bower
Wyoming Supreme Court
Habeas Corpus. Andrew Ballantyne, who was confined in the county jail of Albany County under a commitment issued by one F. E. Anderson, claiming to be a justice of the peace, applied for his discharge upon habeas corpus. The facts are stated in the opinion.
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Habeas Corpus. Andrew Ballantyne, who was confined in the county jail of Albany County under a commitment issued by one F. E. Anderson, claiming to be a justice of the peace, applied for his discharge upon habeas corpus. The facts are stated in the opinion. Dayton, who was elected a justice of the peace at the general election in 1908, and died November 23, 1908, did not qualify before his death for two reasons: (1) His bond which he had executed was not approved until after his death and after the commencement of the term for which he was elected; (2) His attempt to qualify by taking the…
1Opinion of the Court
Potter, Chiee Justice.
On January 14, 1909, the plaintiff was committed to the county jail of Albany County by one E. E. Anderson, claiming to be a justice of the peace, and here seeks his discharge on the ground that said Anderson was not a justice of the peace, and had no authority to issue the warrant for plaintiff’s arrest or the commitment under which he is imprisoned. The case has been submitted upon an agreed statement of facts by which it appears that at the general election held in November, 1906, one Hugh Hynds was duly elected justice of the peace in and for Laramie precinct in said…
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