Davisson v. Board of Supervisors
Citations
- 70 Cal. 612
- 11 P. 680
- 1886 Cal. LEXIS 857
Syllabus
<p>Road Overseer—Durr of Supervisors to Appoint—Appointment cannot be Compelled by Mandamus.—The provision of section 2642 of the Political Code, as amended in 1883, requiring the board of supervisors of each county, upon the petition of a majority of the tax-payers of a road district, to appoint a road overseer therefor, is merely directory, and a writ of mandate will not lie to compel the board to appoint a,particular person to such office.</p>
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- mandamus not available to require judge to rule on post-conviction motions filed pro se by defendant represented by counsel
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