Salt Lake Coffee & Spice Co. v. District Court of Salt Lake County

Tbis is an original application for an alternative writ of mandate directed to tbe Hon. M. L. Bitcbie, judge of tbe district court of Salt Lake County, to require bim to sbow cause wby be should not “proceed with tbe trial” of a certain action pending in said court on appeal from a justice court and “render judgment therein upon tbe merits.”, Tbe petitioner contends that said district court has refused to dispose of' tbe case upon its merits, and has thus deprived it from having a trial on tbe merits. On tbe other band, it is contended both by tbe district court and by tbe defendant in said…