assessments. Provisions of State Constitutions construed. Municipal CHAPTER XX. MANDAMUS. 1. Definition and General Nature of the Remedy. 2. When the Writ will be Granted or Refused. 3. Mandatory and Discretionary Powers as respects the Remedy by 4. Mandamus as respects Municipal Elections and Officers; To Take 5. To obtain Possession and Inspection of Corporate Books and Papers. 7. Application for the Writ-Affidavits-Relator-Rule. 8. Form, Direction, and Service, of the Writ. 9. The Return and subsequent proceedings. 10. Peremptory Writ. Va- Nature of proceeding. Usurpation of municipal office and franchises. CHAPTER XXII. REMEDIES TO PREVENT, CORRECT, AND REDRESS, ILLEGAL CORPORATE ACTS. 2. Certiorari When the proper remedy; When it lies; When not; 3. Prohibition: When it may be resorted to, and the nature of the 4. Indictment: When it lies against the corporation, and when against Secs. 727 748. CHAPTER XXIII. CIVIL ACTIONS AND LIABILITIES. Actions on Contracts. Secs. 749-751. 1. Liability on Contracts-Ultra Vires as a defence. Actions for Torts. Secs. 752-802. 4. No liability in respect to the exercise of discretionary or legislative 6. Nor for misconstruing extent of public powers. 7. Nor, without a statute creating it, for buildings demolished to pre- vent fire. Nor for property destroyed by mobs. 9. Implied liability for neglect of corporate duty. 10. Distinction in this respect between quasi corporations and municipal. Not liable for acts ultra vires-illustrations. 13. But liable for authorized torts not ultra vires. 14. Respondeat Superior, when applicable. 15. Respondeat Superior: Who are, and who are not, corporate officers. 16. Liability for neglect of corporate duty. Streets: May grade and change grade of streets. Streets: Remedy therefor, if given, must be followed. 21. Streets: Liability for unsafe street and sidewalks. 22. Defective Highways: New England statutes and decisions on this 23. Streets: General liability of municipal corporations proper for unsafe Albright v. Town Council v. Philadelphia Alden v. Pinney Aldermen v. Finley V. Londonderry 371 Amelung v. Seekamp 491 176 302 302 522 23, 596 American Bible Soc. v. Marshall 436 772, 775 American Ins. Co. v. Oakley 383 522 American Print Works v. Lawrence 129 50 American, &c., Co. v. Buffalo 308, 312, 338 Ames v. County 750 Amesbury v. Insurance Co. Alexander v. Baltimore 467, 476,481 v. Heller 176, 756 613 93 354 90, 104, 106, 265, 269, 407, 426, 610 482, 590, 496 728 Amrine v. K. P. R. R. Co. 738 654 Amy v. Supervisors 176 176, C66, 691, 693, 802 10 Anderson v. Draining Co. 463 Attorney General v. Earl Clarendon v. St. Louis 469, 476, 738 193 v. State 735, 761 Andover v. Gould 543, 784 V. Gas Co. 312 v. Grafton 13, 979 V. Gooderich 515 v. Sutton 579 v. Gower 113 Andrews v. Insurance Co. 251 V. Heelis 729, 730 v. United States 169, 172 Annapolis v. Harwood 606, 656 v. State 28 v. Heishon 520, 521 v. Insurance Co. 407 v. Kerr 118 Anonymous 239 v. Lathrop 387 Anthony v. Adams 13, 766, 768 V. Leicester v. Cleveland 381 118, 730 v. Halderman 141 v. Litchfield v. Inhabitants 412 Anthony Street, Matter of v. Liverpool 473, 474, 487 V. Lock 82, 141, 730 730 62 Antones v. Eslava 492, 495, 510] v. Mayor 399 Appleby v. Mayor 381, 388 v. Nepeau Road Co. Applegate v. Ernst 629 523 Arbegust v. Louisville 633 Argenti v. San Francisco 55, 373, 383, v. Norwich 730 384, 392, 402, 413, 481, 599 v. Patterson 727 Arkwright v. Cantrell 165 v. Peterson 476 Armington v. Barnet 454 Armstrong v. Commissioners 30 v. Dalton 529 Armstrong County v. Clarion County 750 v. Poole v. Plank Road Co. 141, 368, 370 v. Railroad Co. 560 122 720, 721, 735 v. Shrewsbury 109, 437, 442 v. Utica Ins. Co. 713 622 Ashley v. Reynolds 751 Ashton v. Ellsworth Ashville v. Means 245, 275 337, 605, 606 Aspinwall v. Knox County v. Jo Daviess County v. Worcester 425 v. Wigan 730 v. Wilson 118, 728, 730 118 773 14 13, 398 508, 512, 445, 503, 515 Atkinson v. Railroad Co. Attorney General v. Aspinwall Aull v. Lexington 141, 368, 730 Aurora v. Gillett v. Birmingham 730 730 24a v. Railroad Company 629 170 313 Augusta Bank v. Augusta 104 305 799 v. Puffer v. Reed v. Brown v. Detroit v. West 30, 66, 104, 106, 405, v. Dublin 389, 390, 7306 420, 422, 423 |