 | Sir William Hodges - Railroad law - 1847 - 1160 pages
...directed to any person, corporation, or inferior court of judicature within the Queen's dominions, requiring them to do some particular thing therein specified, which appertains to their office and duty, and which the Court of Queen's Bench has previously determined, or at least supposes to be... | |
 | Alabama. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1888 - 714 pages
...— 1. "The office of a writ of mandamus is, to require the person or persons to whom it is directed to do some particular thing therein specified, which appertains to their office and duty, and which the court issuing it has previously determined, or, at least, supposes to be consonant... | |
 | John Jane Smith Wharton - Law - 1848 - 726 pages
...addressed to any person, corporation, or inferior court of judicature within the Crown's dominions, requiring them to do some particular thing therein specified, which appertains to their office and duty, and which the Court of Queen's Bench has previously determined, or at least supposes to be... | |
 | Law - 1848 - 576 pages
...and directed to any person, corporation, or inferior court of judicature within the king's dominions, requiring them to do some particular thing therein specified, which appertains to their office and duty, and which the Court of King's Bench has previously determined, or at least supposes to be... | |
 | Archibald John Stephens - Clergy - 1848 - 1004 pages
...G*»I»AL or inferior court of judicature within the dominions of the British Crown, "'"c""1-"requiring them to do some particular thing therein specified, which appertains to their office and duty, and which the Court of Queen's Bench has previously determined, or at least supposes, to... | |
 | Ontario. Department of Education - 1864 - 204 pages
...directed to some person, corporation, or inferior court, within the jurisdiction of such superior court, requiring them to do some particular thing therein specified, which appertains to their office and duty, or to show cause why he has not done it. This writ was introduced to preTent disorders from... | |
 | William Conway Keele - Constables - 1851 - 734 pages
...person, corporation, or inferior court of judicature, within the King's dominions, requiring (hern to do some particular thing therein specified, which appertains to their office or duty. This writ is principally used to enforce a civil or municipal right, but it issues also to the judges... | |
 | Alexander Mansfield Burrill - Law - 1851 - 570 pages
...writ which issues out of a superior court, directed to any person, corporation, or inferior court, requiring them to do some particular thing therein specified, which appertains to their office and duty ; and which the court issuing it has previously determined, or at least supposes to be consonant... | |
 | William Conway Keele - Constables - 1851 - 724 pages
...person, corporation, or inferior court of judicature, within the King's dominions, requiring (hern to do some particular thing therein specified, which appertains to their office or duly. This writ is principally used to enforce a civil or municipal right, but it issues also to the... | |
 | Asa Kinne - Courts - 1852 - 736 pages
...the court of King's Bench, and directed to any person, corporation, or inferior court of judicature, requiring them to do some particular thing therein specified, which appertains to their office and duty, and which the court of King's Bench has previously determined, or at least supposes, consonant... | |
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A writ of mandamus is, in general, a command issuing in the king's name from the court of king's bench, and directed to any person, corporation, or inferior court of judicature, within the king's dominions; requiring them to do some particular thing therein... 
