People of the Territory ex rel. Marks v. Hills

Henderson, J.:

In both these canses a writ of prohibition is petitioned for, to prohibit tlie defendant from further proceeding in civil causes now pending before him. The defendant is a commissioner of tbis court, and is proceeding, against the objection of tbe relators, to exercise jurisdiction over tbem in civil causes now pending against them, respectively, before tbe said defendant at the city and precinct of Provo, in Utab county. Tbe residence of tbe parties in botb of said actions is sucb that a justice of tbe peace, acting as such in said Provo city and precinct, would have no jur*411isdic…