Ex Parte Short

We granted the writ of certiorari in 81-620 to review the actions of the Court of Civil Appeals that dismissed the appeal of Henry C. Short on the grounds that the judgment or order of the trial court setting aside Short's 27 December 1977, decree of divorce was interlocutory and therefore not appealable.

The writ of certiorari was granted in 81-797 to review the actions of the Court of Civil Appeals which denied Short's petition for the writ of mandamus, or in the alternative, the writ of prohibition, on the grounds that mandamus was not the proper method to review the trial court's action in…