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Watson v. Gill

Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Jul 8, 1919
182 P. 493 (Okla. 1919)

Opinion

No. 10513

Opinion Filed July 8, 1919.

Error from District Court, Pittsburg County; R.W. Higgins, Judge.

Mandamus by Gus A. Gill, for himself and for others similarly situated, against P.D. Watson, as Mayor of the City of McAlester, Pittsburg county, state of Oklahoma. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. Dismissed.

Wm. H. Scott, for plaintiff in error.

Horton Gill, Fuller Porter, and Andrews Anderson, for defendant in error.


This proceeding in error is from a decree of the district court of Pittsburg county awarding peremptory writ of mandamus. By the writ, P.D. Watson, as mayor of the city of McAlester, was directed to issue forthwith his proclamation calling an election to be held at the regular election in the city of McAlester, on the first Tuesday of April, for the purpose of submitting to

the qualified voters certain proposed amendments to the city charter.

It appears the judgment of the district court was not superseded, and the plaintiff in error issued the proclamation, the election was held, and the question submitted to the voters. Therefore this proceeding presents nothing but a hypothetical question for the determination of the court.

Upon the authority of the case of Farquharson v. State ex rel., 26 Okla. 767, 110 P. 909, the appeal is dismissed.

KANE, RAINEY, HARRISON, and JOHNSON, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Watson v. Gill

Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Jul 8, 1919
182 P. 493 (Okla. 1919)
Case details for

Watson v. Gill

Case Details

Full title:WATSON, Mayor, v. GILL

Court:Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Date published: Jul 8, 1919

Citations

182 P. 493 (Okla. 1919)
75 Okla. 147

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