..."The common law has provided a writ to prevent a failure of justice, where there is no established specific remedy, and where in justice and good government there ought to be one. A mandamus lies to compel any person, corporation, or inferior court, to do a particular act, which...

...introduced to prevent disorder from a failure of justice and defect of police. Therefore, it ought to be used upon all occasions where the law has established no specific remedy, and where, in good government, there ought to be one. Within the last century it has been liberally interposed for...

...to observe peace, order, and good government, it ought to be used on all occasions where the law bad established no specific remedy, and where in justice and good government there ought to be one. Harwood v. Marshall, 9 Md. 83 (1856). In Cecil County Comrs. v. Banks, 80 Md.321 (1894), the county...

...court. It was introduced to prevent disorder from a failure of justice. Therefore it ought to be used on all occasions where the law has established no specific...justice and good government there ought to be one. The value of the matter, or the degree of Its importance to the public policy, is not scrupulously...

...regard the substance, and not the shadow. Its use is confined to those cases where the luw has given no specific remedy, and where, in justice and good government, there ought to be one. It is summary in character, and may be resorted to when injustice is about to be done. A court should,...

...*'•but is is6uable at the discretion of the court, and ought to be xised, according to lord Mansfield, "upon all occasions where the law has established no specific remedy, and where HI justice and good government there ought to be one;" in other words, a court will not take jurisdiction...

...his authority transferred to the court of king's bench, to prevent disorder from a failure of justice where the law has established no specific remedy,...justice and good government, there ought to be one : 3 Burr, 1 267. It is a writ of right, and lies where there is a right to execute an office, perform...

...his authority transferred to the court of king's bench, to prevent disorder from a failure of justice where the law has established no specific remedy,...justice and good government, there ought to be one : 3 Burr, 1267. It is a writ of right, and lies where there is a right to execute an office, perform...

...Super. Ct. 257; Supervisors of Xottoway County r. Powell, 95 Va. 635. " This writ ought to be granted upon all occasions, where the law has established no specific remedy, and where justice and good government require it." Carrol v. Board of Police, 28 Miss. 38. The writ granted to...

...policy, to preserve peace, order and good government." In the same case, he says, " this writ ought io be used upon all occasions where the law has established...justice and good government there ought to be one." In addition to the authorities now particularly cited, many others were relied on at the bar, which...