Dawson v. Superior Court of Cty. of Kings
California Supreme Court
APPLICATION for a Writ of Prohibition directed to the Superior Court of Kings County. John G. Covert, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Dixon L. Phillips, J. L. C. Irwin, Maurice E. Power, and Robert W. Miller, for Petitioner.
1Opinion of the Court
THE COURT.
It appears in this case that an application for a writ of prohibition against the respondent was made to the district court of appeal of the second district on May 23, 1910; that an alternative writ was issued therein, and that on June 13, 1910, the said district court gave judgment denying the application on its merits. Under the constitution the district court has concurrent jurisdiction with the supreme court in original proceedings of this character. A judgment by that court is therefore an adjudication of the matters set forth in the petition. If this court should entertain a…
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