Case Name: The People ex. rel. William Cuthbert v. The Common Council of Detroit
Court: Michigan Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Michigan
Decision Date: 1869-04-28
Citations: 18 Mich. 338
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People ex. rel. William Cuthbert v. The Common Council of Detroit.
Judges: 
Reporter: Michigan Reports
Volume: 18
Pages: 338–338

Head Matter:
The People ex. rel. William Cuthbert v. The Common Council of Detroit.
Mandamus: Public office: Common Council. A writ of mandamus is not the proper proceeding to try the right to a public office.
Heard and decided April 28.
Motion for a mandamus.
The relator claimed to have been elected by the Common Council of Detroit to the office of assessor; but that the Council wrongfully deprived him of the office by refusing to count the vote of one of the members in his favor. He therefore applied for a mandamus to compel them to count such vote, and to declare him elected.
D. O. HoTbroolc, for the motion.

Opinion:
The Court held that mandamus was not a proper proceeding to try the right to a public office, and declined to make an order to show cause.