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CARROLL v. BECKER

No. 805.

285 U.S. 380 (1932)

52 S.Ct. 402

76 L.Ed. 807

CARROLL v. BECKER, SECRETARY OF STATE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 11, 1932.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Edward F. Colladay and Hyman G. Stein for petitioner.

Mr. Ray Weightman, Assistant Attorney General of Missouri, with whom Messrs. Stratton Shartel, Attorney General, and L. Cunningham were on the brief, for respondent.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE HUGHES delivered the opinion of the Court.

The State of Missouri, under the reapportionment of representatives in Congress (Act of June 18, 1929, c. 28, 46 Stat. 21, 26) is entitled to thirteen representatives in place of sixteen as theretofore. The petitioner brought this proceeding to obtain a writ of mandamus to compel the Secretary of State of Missouri to file a declaration of the petitioner's candidacy for the office of representative in Congress...

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