 | Virginia. General Assembly. Senate - Virginia - 1877 - 1208 pages
...justice which they are in duty and by virtue c their office obliged to do " — same book, p. 420. "It was Introduced to prevent disorder from a failure of justice and defect of olicc. therefore it ought to be used upon all occasions where the law has estab>hed no specific remedy,... | |
 | Horace Binney, Pennsylvania. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1810 - 642 pages
...sufficient ground for the mandamus. In The King v. Barker (aj lord Mansfield said it ought to be used on all occasions where the law has established no specific...justice and good government there ought to be one. It certainly has been often used by this court, in cases like this; as to compel county treasurers... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, James Burrow - Law reports, digests, etc - 1812 - 648 pages
...disorder from a failure of [3 Black, justic,-, and defect of police. Therefore it ought to be Com. 1Ю-] used upon all occasions where the law has established...justice and good government there ought to be one. Within the last century, it has been liberally interposed for the benefit of the subject and advancement... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, William Cranch - Court rules - 1812 - 486 pages
...preserve peace, order and good government." In the same case he says, " this writ ought to be u.-.rd upon all occasions where the law has established no...justice and good government there ought to be one." In addition to the authorities now particularly cited, many others were relied on at the bar, which... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, James Burrow - Law reports, digests, etc - 1812 - 446 pages
...policy, iii. 1206, 1267. V. supra, 1044 to 1047. And infra I(w9, 1060. It is a prerogative writ, and was introduced to prevent disorder from a failure of justice and defect of police ; ibid, and has, of late years, been liberally interposed, for the benefit of the subject and the ad*... | |
 | Pennsylvania. Supreme Court, Horace Binney - Law reports, digests, etc - 1813 - 678 pages
...specific means of compelling its performance. 3 Bl. Comm. 1 10. It ought to be used, says lord Mansfield, upon all occasions where the law has established no specific remedy, and where injustice and good government there ought to be one. Rex \. Barker (a). It has been of late liberally... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of King's Bench - Civil procedure - 1820 - 820 pages
...nature of the writ, and the end for which it was framed, direct upon what occasions it should be used. It was introduced to prevent disorder from a failure...and defect of police. Therefore it ought to be used on all occasions where the law has established no specific remedy, and where in justice and good government... | |
 | Sir John Comyns - Digests, etc - 1822 - 652 pages
...oppression of the subject, or other misgovernance. R. 1 1 Co. 98. a. '[Mandamus is a prerogative writ, introduced to prevent disorder from a failure of justice and defect of police; and therefore ought to be used on all occasions where the law has established no specific remedy, and... | |
 | Virginia. General Court, William Brockenbrough - Courts - 1826 - 722 pages
...nature of the writ, and the end for which it was framed, direct upon what occasions it shall be used. It was introduced to prevent disorder from a failure...law has established no specific remedy, and where injustice and good government there ought to be one. " And again in the same case, " if there be a... | |
 | Thomas Edlyne Tomlins - Law - 1835 - 862 pages
...take ensarnple, SfC. This officer still remains in colleges. Cornell. MANDAMUS. A Prerogative Writ, n possession or receipt of the profits of such land, or in receipt of such re ; and, therefore, ought to be used on all occasions where the law has established no specific remedy... | |
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It was introduced to prevent disorder, from a failure of justice and defect of police. Therefore it ought to be used upon all occasions where the law has established no specific remedy, and where in justice and good government there ought to be one. 
