State ex rel. Stockman v. Superior Court

The relator was sued in the superior court of Spokane county, but was a resident of Adams county and was served there. He appeared and filed a demurrer and also an affidavit of merits, which contained a demand that the case be tried in Adams county, but no ruling was had thereon at the time. A few days later the court denied the application for a transfer; whereupon the relator applied for this writ and the court was ordered to transfer the cause to *367Adams county or show cause why the same should not be done, and other proceedings were stayed therein meanwhile.

Respondent has returned that the…