In the Matter of the Application of the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway Company, for Mandamus, vs. Columbus J. Craycroft, Joseph Spinney, Francis M. Chittenden … [and Others] Constituting the Board of Trustees of the City of Fresno, Respond

This legal document details the application of the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway Company for a writ of mandamus against Columbus J. Craycroft and others constituting the Board of Trustees of the City of Fresno. A mandamus is a judicial remedy in the form of an order from a court to any government, subordinate court, corporation, or public authority, to do (or forbear from doing) some specific act which that body is obliged under law to do (or refrain from doing), and which is in the nature of public duty. This historical record offers insights into legal battles surrounding railway development and the relationship between railway companies and municipal authorities in California.

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