District of Columbia Statutes
§ 16-3548 — Recovery of damages from usurper; limitation.
District of Columbia § 16-3548
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 16Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]
Ch. 35Quo Warranto.
Subch. IIIProcedures and Judgments.
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Bluebook
D.C. Code § 16-3548 (2026).
Text
At any time within a year from a judgment in a quo warranto proceeding, the relator may bring an action against the party ousted and recover the damages sustained by the relator by reason of the ousted party’s usurpation of the office to which the relator was entitled.
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Legislative History
Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 603, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 564, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 145(n)
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