Supreme Court· 3/5/1934
Miguel v. McCarl
Citations
- 291 U.S. 442
- 54 S. Ct. 465
- 78 L. Ed. 901
- 1934 U.S. LEXIS 514
How courts have described this case
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- affirming mandamus relief to compel federal officers to pay money of Treasury where duty to do so is clear and ministerial
- “Mandamus is ... not [employed] to direct the exercise of judgment or discretion in a particular way nor to direct the retraction or reversal of action already taken in the exercise of ei ther.”
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Judges: Sutherland
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