Case Name: The State ex rel James K. Lindley v. The Maccabees, a Michigan corporation
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1924-02-26
Citations: 2 Ohio Law Abs. 181
Docket Number: No. 18233
Parties: The State ex rel James K. Lindley v. The Maccabees, a Michigan corporation.
Judges: Marshall, C. J., Matthias and Day, JJ., concur.
Reporter: The Ohio Law Abstract
Volume: 2
Pages: 181–181

Head Matter:
No. 18233
The State ex rel James K. Lindley v. The Maccabees, a Michigan corporation.
In Quo Warranto.
985. QUO WARRANTO — Action by claimant of public office brought in his private capacity — Original jurisdiction.

Opinion:
JONES, J.
1. The only authority given an individual to institute an action in quo warranto is found in Section 12307, General Code. Under its provisions one claiming title to a public office may bring such action in his private capacity.
2. Section 2, Article IV, of our Constitution, as amended in 1912, merely confers original jurisdiction in quo warranto upon this court; it grants no power of invocation, but safeguards the remedy only where the law empowers its exercise.
Writ denied.
Marshall, C. J., Matthias and Day, JJ., concur.
Wanamaker, Robinson and Allen, JJ., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.