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· 12/4/1890

Wolverton v. Baker

Citations

  • 86 Cal. 591
  • 25 P. 54
  • 1890 Cal. LEXIS 1073

Syllabus

<p>Judgment — Estoppel.—The judgment of a competent court, when properly pleaded, is conclusive in a subsequent action between the same parties for the same thing, although it be palpably erroneous.</p> <p>Id.—Decree in Equity.— Under the California practice, a decree in equity may be pleaded in bar of a subsequent action at law.</p>

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  • addressing an argument that a statute was unconstitutional because it delegated to a private body not accountable to the voters the authority to remove elected members of local boards of education
  • state and federal due process rights apply to constitutional officers in context of suspension and removal
  • “[T]he notion that the power to provide for the removal of public officers — even constitutional officers — inheres in the legislative power finds support in our history and precedents.”
  • “[T]he notion that the power to provide for the removal of public officers — even constitutional officers — inheres in the legislative power finds support in our history and precedents.”
  • noting Lieutenant Governor is an executive officer
  • noting Lieutenant Governor is an executive officer

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Judges: Hayne

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