State Ex Rel. State Highway Commission v. Curtis

On application of the State Highway Commission, relator, we issued our alternative writ of mandamus to require respondent circuit judge to accept jurisdiction of all issues tendered in relator’s condemnation petition pending before respondent as judge of the circuit court of Pulaski County, or to show cause for his failure to do so. Respondent has filed his return and the case is brought to issue by relator’s motion for judgment on the pleadings.

Relator’s condemnation petition is in conventional form, describing certain parcels of land with the names of the owners; reciting the preliminary…