Legal Opinion
Wiseman v. Calvert
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided April 4, 1950No. 10235PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Haymond, Judge:
This original proceeding in prohibition involves the power and the authority of the County Court of Kanawha County to issue a certificate of incorporation to a municipality to be known as the City of Belle, comprising an area slightly in excess of one square mile and containing approximately 2353 to 2500 residents, in Malden District of- that county. The individual petitioners, H. W. Wise-man, M. F. Burgess, James M. Elliott, G. C. Fauber, Jr., Mayme Elliott and H. E. Shock, residents and qualified voters of the western portion of the area, in behalf of themselves and numerous…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Brazie v. Fayette County CommissionersWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1884
- Hodges v. Public Service CommissionWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1931
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Klise v. Town of RiverdaleSupreme Court of Iowa · 1953
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