Commonwealth Ex Rel. Saltzburg v. Fulcomer

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• where, “appellant seeks to compel the Bureau of Corrections to act ... his method of remedy is that of mandamus”
• although action was titled as one involving habeas corpus relief, petitioner’s action clearly was one for mandamus and was therefore treated as such
• action was treated as mandamus claim despite being titled as one involving habeas corpus relief
• \Errors in form are viewed with great tolerance by modern courts.\
• “Errors in form are viewed with great tolerance by modern courts.”
• although action was titled as one involving habeas corpus relief, it was clear that petitioner’s action was one for mandamus to compel certain officials to act in conformity with the regulations governing their public body and therefore, was treated as such

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).