Nelms v. Vaughan
Citations
- 84 Va. 696
- 5 S.E. 704
- 1888 Va. LEXIS 131
Syllabus
<p>1. Prohibition—When issued—Writ of error.—’Writ of prohibition will be issued to restrain inferior court from exceeding its jurisdiction, but will never be allowed to usurp place of writ of error, especially where the law provides that no writ of error shall lie.</p> <p>2. Elections— County court—Statute directory.—The directions of ch. 144, Acts 1874, p. 159, providing that county elections shall be subject to enquiry by county courts on petition of fifteen qualified voters, to which two shall take and subscribe an oath, are, as to form., merely directory, as it is not intimated that they must he complied with, else all will be vitiated, or no further proceedings can be had.</p>
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