 | Connecticut. Supreme Court of Errors - Law reports, digests, etc - 1891 - 672 pages
...special statute or otherwise a mere ministerial duty is imposed upon them, that is, a service whicli they are bound to perform without further question, then if they refuse a mandamus may be issued to compel them." The same rule is given in High on Ext. Remedies, § 42, where... | |
 | Illinois. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1913 - 710 pages
..."When, by special statute or otherwise, a mere ministerial duty is imposed upon the executive officers of the government, — that is, a service which they...refuse, the mandamus may be issued to compel them." I do not regard People v. Bisscll, 19 111. 229, and other 11linois cases cited in the opinion of the... | |
 | Law - 1894 - 922 pages
...case at all, or when, by special statute, or otherwise, a mere ministerial duty is imposed upon them, that is, a service which they are bound to perform without further question ; then, if they refuse, a mandamus may be issued to compel them." The cases upon this subject have been recently reviewed and... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1891 - 1200 pages
...at all, or when, by special statute, or otherwise, a mere ministerial duty Is Imposed upon them, — that is, a service which they are bound to perform...without further question,— then, if they refuse, a mandamus may be issued to compel them. " It is proper here to remark, as applicable to the determination... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - Courts - 1889 - 768 pages
...case at all, or when, by special statute, or otherwise, a mere ministerial duty is imposed upon them, that is, a service which they are bound to perform without further question, then, if they refuse, a mandamus may be issued to compel them. Judged by this rule the present case presents no difficulty.... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1906 - 1154 pages
...at all, or when, by special statute or otherwise, a mere ministerial duty is imposed upon them — that is, a service which they are bound to perform...without further question — then, If they refuse, a mandamus may be issued to compel them." Marbury v. Madison, 1 Cranch, 137, 2 L. Ed. 60 ; united States... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1889 - 860 pages
...at all, or when, by special statute or otherwise, a mere ministerial duty is imposed upon them, — that is, a service which they are bound to perform...without further question, — then, if they refuse, u mandamus may be issued to compel them. Judged by this rule, the present case presents no difficulty.... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1889 - 1172 pages
...case at all, or when, by special statute, or otherwise, a mere ministerial duty is imposed upon them, that is, a service which they are bound to perform without further question, then, if theyrefuse, umandamus may be issued to compel them. Judged by this rule the present cnse presents no... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1890 - 950 pages
...case at all, or when by special statute or otherwise a mere ministerial duty is imposed upon them, that is a service which they are bound to perform without further question, then, if they refuse, a mandamus may be issued to compel them. United States v. Black, 128 US 40 (32 L. ed. 354). To compel... | |
 | District of Columbia. Supreme Court (1863-1936), Franklin Hubbell Mackey - Law reports, digests, etc - 1890 - 678 pages
...case at all, or when, by special statute, or otherwise, a mere ministerial duty is imposed upon them, that is a service which they are bound to perform without further question, then, if they refuse a mandamus may be issued to compel them. "Judged by this rule the present case presents no difficulty.... | |
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... exercise of their ordinary official duties, even where those duties require an interpretation of the law, the court having no appellate power for that purpose; but when they refuse to act in a case at all, or when by special statute, or otherwise,... 
