Ralston v. Stone

The plaintiff challenged the qualifications of the Circuit Judge to pass upon the demurrer _to the complaint by filing in said court and cause, under Sections 45 — 1, 45 — 4, Or. L., a written motion supported by her affidavit that she believed that the trial judge was so prejudiced against her that she could not obtain a fair and impartial trial before him. Said sections, in substance, provide that a Circuit Judge shall not hear or try any suit, action or proceeding, when it shall be established that such “judge is prejudiced against any party or attorney in the cause, and that such…