Kaplan v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
1979
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on DuBree v. Commonwealth · Amalgamated Transit Union, Division 85 v. Port Authority · Engel v. Parkway Co. · Watts v. United States · Valley Forge Racing Ass'n v. State Horse Racing Commission
Most-quoted passages
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“It is axiomatic that mandamus is an extraordinary writ which lies to compel the performance of a ministerial act or a mandatory duty where there is a clear legal right in the plaintiff, a corresponding duty in the defendant, and a want of any other appropriate and adequate remedy. . . . Mandamus does not lie to compel the performance of discretionary acts except where the exercise or nonexercise of discretion is arbitrary, fraudulent, or based upon a mistaken view of the law. (Citations omitted.)”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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