Carrick v. Lámar

Citations

• 116 U.S. 423
• 6 S. Ct. 424
• 29 L. Ed. 677
• 1886 U.S. LEXIS 1781

Syllabus

<p>In matters which require an executive officer of the United States to exercise judgment or consideration, or which are dependent upon his discretion, no rule will issue for a mandamus to control his action.</p> <p>Whether the island in the Mississippi River opposite St. Louis, known as Arsenal Island, shall be surveyed and brought into the market is a matter within executive discretion and judgment.</p>