Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Floyd v. District Court of the Sixth Judicial District

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided October 15, 1913No. 2070Published

Original proceeding. Application by Elizabeth Floyd and James Guthrie for a writ of mandate against the Sixth Judicial District Court in and for Humboldt County, and Honorable L. N. French, Judge of the Eighth Judicial District Court, presiding. Petition for rehearing. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion.

1ConcurrenceNorcross, J.

I concur in the opinion and- order of- my learned associate. However, as the decision in this case reverses *359a number of former decisions of this court, I feel that the question is deserving of some- further comment. This court -in a number of cases has had occasion to say, as other courts have said, that, where a question of law has once been determined, the ruling thereon should not be changed, except for-very weighty and conclusive reasons. Especially is this true where the decision has repeatedly been followed. This rule applies with particular- force to decisions upon mere questions of…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Golden Gate Tile Co. v. Superior Court, in & for City of S.F.California Supreme Court · 1911
  2. State ex rel. Bayha v. PhilipsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1888
  3. State ex rel. Happel v. District CourtMontana Supreme Court · 1909
  4. State ex rel. King v. Second Judicial District CourtMontana Supreme Court · 1900
  5. Buckley v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1892

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