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· 2/26/1889

Howes v. Abbott

Citations

  • 78 Cal. 270
  • 20 P. 572
  • 1889 Cal. LEXIS 578

How courts have described this case

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  • “Mandamus will not lie to compel an official to perform a discretionary act unless such discretion has been grossly abused.”

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Judges: Belcher

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