 A writ of quo warranta is in the nature of a writ of right for the king, against him who claims or usurps any office, franchise, or liberty, to inquire by what authority he supports his claim, in order to determine the right...  Blackstone's Commentaries Abridged - Page 370by William Blackstone, William Cyrus Sprague - 1899 - 544 lehteFull view - About this book
 | William Nicholson - 1821 - 378 lehte
...used in tbe Court of Exchequer, where it gives the title to the common process. QUO Warrcmto, is in nature of a writ of right for the King, against him...supports his claim, in order to determine the right. R. ROr r, a liquid consonant, being the ' seventeenth letter of our alphabet Its sound is formed by... | |
 | Joseph Chitty - 1820 - 528 lehte
...information (a). SECT. V. Quo Warranto. THE writ of quo Warranto is an antient and high prerogative remedy, in the nature of a writ of right for the King, against him who usurps or claims (6) any franchises or liberties (c), to say by what authority he claims them (rf).... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1821 - 376 lehte
...used in the Court of Exchequer, where it gives the title to the common process. QUO Warranto, is in nature of a writ of right for the King, against him...supports his claim, in order to determine the right. K. ROr r, a liquid consonant, being the > seventeenth letter of our alphabet. Its sound is formed by... | |
 | South Carolina. Constitutional Court of Appeals - 1823 - 500 lehte
...enquired into, this appears to me to be the proper mode. Judge Blackstone says, a writ of quo warranto is in the nature of a writ of right for the king against...or usurps " any office," franchise or liberty, to enquire by what authority he supports his claim, in order to determine the right. 3 Black. 263. According... | |
 | sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 568 lehte
...public use, though the offender himself had escaped the reach of justice. (3) 5. A WRIT of quo warranto is in the nature of a writ of right for the king,...supports his claim, in order to determine the right r. It lies also in case of non-user or long neglect of a franchise, or misuser or abuse of it ; being... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1829 - 590 lehte
...the fine is nominal, and the proceeding is, in some respects, of a civil nature. This is a proceeding in the nature of a •writ of right for the king against a person who usurps or claims any franchises or liberties, requiring him to show by what authority... | |
 | Richard Burn - 1831 - 1094 lehte
...Stealing from. See Hartrng, Vol. III. Quorum, Meaning of. See Ausritts, Vol. III. A Writ of Quowarranto is in the nature of a writ of right for the king,...franchise, or liberty, to inquire by what authority ( quo-tcarranto) he supports his claim, in order to determine the right: i'inch. JMW, 322 ; 2 7ns/.... | |
 | Thomas Edlyne Tomlins - 1835 - 862 lehte
...to the lands or possessions of the crown ; as to which see title Information. A writ of quo warranto n, or charged with, any indictment or information any person claiming or usurping any office, franchise, or liberty, to inquire by what authority he... | |
 | Jacob D. Wheeler - 1836 - 644 lehte
...usurpation of the rights or prerogatives of the crown. It is defined by Blackstone, (3 Com. 26:?,) to be in nature of a writ of right for the king, against him...liberty, to inquire by what authority he supports his claims, in order to determine the right. * 2. ATTORNEY GENERAL v. THE UTTCA INS. Co. 1817, 2 Johns.... | |
 | Richard Burn - 1837 - 1196 lehte
..." SJugttfrt," Vol. III. A. Writ of Quo warranto is in the nature of a writ of right for the king1, against him who claims or usurps any office, franchise, or liberty, to inquire b? tr/iat authority (quo warranto) he supports his claim, in order to determine the right. (Finch.... | |
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