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How to use quo warranto in a sentence

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Clark v. Klingensmith, an individual who lost an election brought an action for quo warranto challenging his opponent's right to hold office.
Raza in the quo warranto petition called for explanation from the respondents as to under what statuary of law he was holding this position.
In the quo warranto proceedings set up under the Statute of Gloucester of 1278 the magnates were asked by what warrant they claimed rights of jurisdiction and other franchises.
The Supreme Court has exclusive jurisdiction to issue the prerogative orders of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari.
Executive and administrative action can also be challenged by way of prerogative writs such as certiorari, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and habeas corpus which are also available to any aggrieved person.
Historically, the remedy for such violations have been petitions for common law writs, such as quo warranto.
A number of proceedings, including quo warranto, were threatened in order to force a judicial determination.
Edward I's quo warranto proceedings of 1293 showed twelve lords enjoying more or less extensive franchises under the bishop.
Some states continue to use writ procedures, such as quo warranto, that have been abolished as a procedural matter in federal courts.
The most common of the other such prerogative writs are habeas corpus, quo warranto, prohibito, mandamus, procedendo, and certiorari.
Matters came to a head in 1293 when the bishop and his steward failed to attend proceedings of quo warranto held by the justices of Northumberland.
He said that the learned Single Judge in Chambers had no jurisdiction to issue directions suo moto in the nature of quo warranto without a formal petition before him.
The Hundred Rolls formed the basis for the later legal inquiries called the Quo warranto proceedings.
Examples from Classical Literature
Gentlemen of the Jury, this charge is a quo warranto against all Freedom of Speech.
Meanwhile, for technical reasons, the quo warranto had been abandoned, and a writ of scire facias had been issued out of chancery.
Subsequently, on a quo warranto being filed against him, judgment of ouster was obtained.
So summons of quo warranto were served upon them, which frightened the smaller corporations and brought down their charters.
Mr. coaks had usurped that office, and the quo warranto had been properly issued.
Attorney General Coventry had already issued a quo warranto against the Company.
On the same day or the next, I prepared an information in the nature of a quo warranto.
It was during this year that the charter of Massachusetts was dissolved by a writ of quo warranto.
It is not too late for us to move in the quo warranto proceedings.
This was done by the use of the writ of quo warranto before a court.
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