People ex rel. Cooley v. Fitz-Gerald
Cases that cite this one
9 later published cases cite this decision.
- Connor Berdy v. Sonja Buffa (Mich. 2019)
- Crossman v. Hanson (Mich. Ct. App. 1966)
- United States Ex Rel. Fink v. Tod (2d Cir. 1924)
- Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Railway Co. v. Gillespie (Ind. 1902)
- Naumann v. Board of City Canvassers (Mich. 1889)
- Robertson v. State ex rel. Smith (Ind. 1887)
- People ex rel. Dafoe v. Harshaw (Mich. 1886)
- Doran v. DeLong (Mich. 1882)
- Alter v. Simpson (Mich. 1881)
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Opinion of the Court
The charter of Port Huron in force when this controversy began made the common council the final judges as to the election of its members. It was not contemplated that such questions should be subjected to the delays and formalities of judicial proceedings. No doubt fairness requires that the rights of parties in such cases shall not be disposed of without giving them a chance to be heard, but although the course taken, if the papers are true, was very censurable, we' cannot review it.
Mandamus refused.
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