· 6/29/1863
The Oddfellow
Citations
- 18 F. Cas. 573
- 20 Leg. Int. 229
- 1863 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 104
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- holding that exceeding the judiciary's own authority results in an undue usurpation of legislative powers
- holding that exceeding the judiciary's own authority results in an undue usurpation of legislative powers
- holding that if common law duty is \clear and reasonably free from doubt\ then the court can coerce the performance of the duty through mandamus
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Judges: Betts
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