Gordon v. District Court of Fifth Judicial District
Nevada Supreme Court
Original proceeding in prohibition 'by Louis D. Gordon against the District Court of the Fifth Judicial District; Mark R. Averill, Judge, and W. A. Ingalls, Sheriff. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion. The affidavit for publication of summons must state a .cause of action. {VictorM. Co. v. Justice Court, 18 Nev. 21; Comp. Laws, 3125.) The criminal complaint against Davidson stated a public offense and inyested the justice with jurisdiction. (Comp.
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Original proceeding in prohibition 'by Louis D. Gordon against the District Court of the Fifth Judicial District; Mark R. Averill, Judge, and W. A. Ingalls, Sheriff. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion. The affidavit for publication of summons must state a .cause of action. {VictorM. Co. v. Justice Court, 18 Nev. 21; Comp. Laws, 3125.) The criminal complaint against Davidson stated a public offense and inyested the justice with jurisdiction. (Comp. Laws, 2531, 4073, 4780; State v. Rising, 10 Nev. 104.) The allegations in the complaint under consideration, that the allegations in the…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Norcross, J.:
This is an original proceeding in prohibition. The petitioner was a defendant in a case determined in the lower court, entitled John F. Davidson, Plaintiff, v. George H. Keyes, John Tabor, W. M. Doyle, and Louis D. Gordon, Defendants. The default of the defendant Louis D. Gordon, petitioner herein, for failing to appear and answer, was entered in the case, and subsequently judgment against him for $1,500 damages and costs was *5entered. Petitioner was a resident of the State of Utah, and an order for service of summons by publication upon petitioner was granted by the…
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