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Supreme Court of the United States William MARBURY v. James MADISON, Secretary of State of the United States. Feb. 1803. West Headnotes Action 13 2
250k3 Existence and Adequacy of Other Remedy in General 250k3(2) Remedy at Law 250k3(4) k. Acts and Proceedings of Public Officers and Boards and Municipalities in General. Most Cited Cases Mandamus 250 63
13 Action 13I Grounds and Conditions Precedent 13k2 k. Acts or Omissions Constituting Causes of Action in General. Most Cited Cases Where there is a legal right, there is also a legal remedy by suit, or action at law, whenever that right is invaded. Federal Courts 170B 445
250 Mandamus 250II Subjects and Purposes of Relief 250II(B) Acts and Proceedings of Public Officers and Boards and Municipalities 250k63 k. Officers Subject to Mandamus in General. Most Cited Cases To render mandamus a proper remedy, the officer to whom it is directed, must be one to whom, on legal principles, such writ may be directed, and the person applying for it must be without any other specific and legal remedy. Mandamus 250 63
170B Federal Courts 170BVII Supreme Court 170BVII(A) In General 170Bk445 k. Appellate Jurisdiction and Procedure in General. Most Cited Cases (Formerly 30k17) It is the essential criterion of “appellate jurisdiction” that it revises and corrects the proceedings in a cause already instituted and does not create that cause. Evidence 157 34
250 Mandamus 250II Subjects
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