114 Cal. 480
Decided October 8, 1896
California Supreme Court · decided 1896-10-08
Petition in the Supreme Court for a writ of mandate to the Secretary of State.
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Decided 1896-10-08
Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently October 1912
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¶1I concur in the judgment ; but I also think that the question—under the peculiar form which this petition for a writ takes—was determined by the secretary of state when he accepted and filed the certificate, and that his action cannot be reviewed on this proceeding.
¶2Garoutte, J., dissented.