General
THE PEOPLE ex rel. I. DANIEL WITZ v. EDWARD E. HARVEY
62 Cal. 508·Supreme Court of California·1881·CA
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Opinion
[No. 7,549.
Department Two.]
January 24, 1881.
THE PEOPLE ex rel. I. DANIEL WITZ v. EDWARD E. HARVEY.
Proceeding to Trt Title to Oeeice—Jurisdiction oe the Supreme Court.—The Supreme Court has no original jurisdiction of a proceeding to try the title to an office.
Application for writ of mandamus.
McElrath & Ells, and J. Rothchild, for Plaintiff.
McClure, Dwindle, and Rlaisance, for Defendant.
[MAJORITY — The Court:]
The Court:
This is a proceeding commenced in this Court to try the title to an office. The Court has no original jurisdiction in such a case. The order to show cause is therefore discharged, and the proceedings dismissed.