"Quo warranto" Quotes from Famous Books
... have power to issue writs or orders of injunctions, mandamus, quo warranto, prohibition, certiorari, habeas corpus, and other ... — The Disfranchisement of the Negro - The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 6 • John L. Love
... the more immediate supervision of the king. In effect, the proposal was to return to something close to the original plan of 1606. When the adventurers, in a court from which Sandys' enemies largely absented themselves, rejected this proposal, the government began quo warranto proceedings against the company in the court of Kings Bench. On May 24, 1624, that court gave its decision for recall of the Virginia charters. And so ended the ... — The Virginia Company Of London, 1606-1624 • Wesley Frank Craven |