GILMORE v. JORDAN (1934)

Supreme Court of California.

GILMORE v. JORDAN, Secretary of State, et al.

S. F. 15219.

Decided: July 23, 1934

James D. Lucey, of San Francisco, for appellant. U. S. Webb, Atty. Gen., Robert W. Harrison, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., and John J. O'Toole, City Atty., of San Francisco, for respondents.

In the procurement of the papers for the candidacy of Alexander Gillmor, referred to in the proceeding herein, fraud was committed upon the electors, upon the signers to the sponsorship certificate, and upon other candidates for the same office, as defined in the case of Power v. Jordan, S. F. No. 7077,¹ and upon the authority of that case a peremptory writ of mandate is hereby ordered to issue to the registrar of voters of the city and county of San Francisco commanding him to omit the name of Alexander Gillmor from the list of candidates for the office of assemblyman of the twenty-first assembly district, to be hereafter published by him, and from the ballots to be printed and prepared. Further ordered that a transcript of testimony be delivered to the deputy city attorney representing respondent Collins, to be by him referred to the district attorney of the city and county of San Francisco for presentation to the grand jury.

FOOTNOTES

1. Unreported memorandum.

PER CURIAM.

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