 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 734 pages
...degree of north to the 58th of south latitude. MANDAMUS, is a writ issuing in the King's name, out of the Court of King's Bench, and directed to any person, corporation, or inferior court of judicature, commanding them In do some particular thing, at appertaining to tin ir office and duty. A writ of mandamus... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 700 pages
...degree of north to the 58th of south latitude. MANDAMUS, is a writ issuing in the King's name, out of the Court of King's Bench, and directed to any person, corporation, or inferior court of judicature, comniandin: them to do some particular thing, ai appertaining to their office and duty. A writ of mandamus... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, William Cranch - 1812 - 486 pages
...Blackstone, vol. 3. p. 110. says, that a writ of mandamus is " a command issuing in the king's name from the court of king's bench, and directed to any person, corporation or inferior court, requiring them to do some particular thing therein specified, -which appertains to their office and... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1821 - 406 pages
...degree of north to the 58th of south latitude. MANDAMUS, is a writ issuing in the King's name, out of the Court of King's Bench, and directed to any person, corporation, or inferior court of judicature, commanding them to do some particular thing, as appertaining to their office aml duty. A writ of mandamus... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1821 - 408 pages
...58th of south latitude. MANDAMUS, is a writ issuing in the King's name, out of the Court of King1! Bench, and directed to any person, corporation, or inferior court of judicature, commanding them to do some particular thing, as appertaining to their office and duty. A writ of mandamus... | |
 | Sir William BLACKSTONE, Vincent WANOSTROCHT - 1823 - 872 pages
...king's bench or common pleas. A writ of mandamus is, in general, a command issuing in the king's name from the court of king's bench, and directed to any...person, corporation, or inferior court of judicature, within the king's dominions; requiring them to do some particular thing therein specified, which appertains... | |
 | sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 568 pages
...king's bench or common pleas f. A WRIT of mandamus is, in general, a command issuing in the king's name from the court of king's bench, and directed to any...person, corporation, or inferior court of judicature within the king's dominions, requiring them to do some particular thing therein specified, which appertains... | |
 | John Henry Brady - 1834 - 444 pages
...remedy for the refusal or neglect of justice, is, in general, a command issuing in the King's name from the Court of King's Bench, and directed to any...person, corporation, or inferior court of judicature, within the King's dominions, requiring to do some particular thing therein specified, which appertains... | |
 | William Conway Keele - 1835 - 680 pages
...to indict them for conspiracy* MANDAMUS. A WRIT of mandamus, is a command issuing in the King's name from the court of king's bench, and directed to any...person, corporation, or inferior court of judicature, within the King's dominions, requiring them to do some particular thing, therein specified, which appertains... | |
 | Thomas Edlyne Tomlins - 1835 - 862 pages
...refusal or neglect of justice) is in general MANCA. MANDAMUS, I. a command, issuing in the king's name within the king's dominions ; requiring them to do some particular thing therein specified, which appertains... | |
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Commentaries, page 110, defines a mandamus to be " a command issuing in the king's name from the court of king's bench, and directed to any person, corporation, or inferior court of judicature within the king's dominions, requiring them to do some particular... 
