Dennery v. Superior Court of Sacramento County

This is an application for a writ of prohibition to restrain respondent from continuing certain proceedings in a case of involuntary insolvency, after an appeal to this court by petitioner from a decree declaring him an insolvent.

From the petition and answer it appears that certain creditors of petitioner filed a petition in the court of respondent, praying to have petitioner herein (Dennery) adjudicated an insolvent debtor. After a contest on the issue of insolvency, the court, on November 22, 1889, rendered a judgment and decree adjudging that petitioner was an insolvent debtor, directing…