 | Virginia. General Assembly. Senate - Virginia - 1877 - 1208 pages
...requiring them t< do somr particular tiling therein specified, which appertains to their office and dotv and which the court of King's Bench has previously determined, or at least as sumed to be consonant to right and justice. * * * But issues in all eases wher the party hath a... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1791 - 506 pages
...judicature within the king's dominions, requiring them to do fome particular thing therein fpecificd, which appertains to their office and duty, and which the court of king's bench has previoufly determined, or at lead fuppofes, to be confonant to right and juftice. It is a high prerogative... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1794 - 588 pages
...judicature within the king's dominions, requiring them to do fome particular thing therein fpecified, which appertains to their office and duty, and which the court of king's bench f FNB J5J, 154, 140. I 4 has has previoufly determined, or at lead fuppofes to be coufo-r jaunt to... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1800 - 562 pages
...judicature within the king's dominions, requiring them to do fome particular thing therein fpecified, which appertains to their office and duty, and which the court of king's bench has previoufly determined, or at leaft fuppofes to be confonant to right and juftice. It is a high prerogative... | |
 | Kentucky. Court of Appeals, James Hughes, Achilles Sneed, Martin D. Hardin, George Minos Bibb, Alexander Keith Marshall, William Littell - Law reports, digests, etc - 1879 - 942 pages
...any person, corporation, or inferior court of judicature, within the king's dominions, requiring them to do some particular thing therein specified, which...determined, or at least supposes, to be consonant to right and justice. (3 Com. 110.) The office of the writ is to compel the performance of a duty enjoined... | |
 | Kentucky. Court of Appeals, James Hughes, Achilles Sneed, Martin D. Hardin, George Minos Bibb, Alexander Keith Marshall, William Littell - Law reports, digests, etc - 1846 - 780 pages
...any person, corporation, or inferior Court of judicature, within the king's dominions, requiring them to do some particular thing therein specified, which...office and duty, and which the Court of King's Bench had previously deter mined; or at least supposes to be consonant to right and justice:" (3 Black. Com.,... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, William Cranch - Law reports, digests, etc - 1804 - 514 pages
...judicature within the king's dominions, re" quiring them to do fome particular thing therein fpeci" fied, which appertains to their office and duty, and « which the court of king's bench has previoiifly deter" mined, or at kait fuppofes, to be confonant to right « andjuftice." Lord Mansfield,... | |
 | William Waller Hening - Forms (Law) - 1810 - 710 pages
...that purpose, and directed to any person, corporation, or inferior court of judicature, requiring them to do some particular thing therein specified, which...appertains to their office and duty, and which the superior court has previously determined, or at least -supposes to be consonant to right and justice.... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, William Cranch - Court rules - 1812 - 486 pages
...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 duty, and which the court has previously determined, or at least supposes, to be consonant to right and justice. It is a writ... | |
 | Joseph Chitty - Prerogative, Royal - 1820 - 528 pages
...directed to any person, corporation or inferior Court of judicature, requiring them in the King's name, to do some particular thing therein specified, which appertains to their office, situation or duty, and which is consistent with right and justice (e). The object of the writ is not... | |
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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... 
