People v. County Court of El Paso

Petitioner asks that respondents be prohibited from proceeding to adjudicate his claim for attorney’s fees against Marie Estelle Ballou personally, and as executrix of the estate of Kingsley Ballou deceased. An alternative writ was issued. Instead of answering, respondents filed their motion to quash “for the reason that the allegations of the petition for the said writ are in law insufficient to sustain the issuance of the said writ and to confer jurisdiction on this court to issue its said writ of prohibition against the respondents.” From an examination of the record it appears that the…