People ex rel. Brooklyn Heights Railroad v. Public Service Commission of the First District

These are motions to quash four writs of certiorari granted by the court to review an order of the public service commission directing the relators to provide additional cars for the use of the public on the several railroads of the relators. The writs were granted ex parte, and the defendants now move to quash the same upon affidavits which are answered by affidavits of the relators.

It is well settled that the writ of certiorari is a discretionary writ, and that a motion may be made to quash the same, either upon the papers upon which it was granted or upon additional affidavits, and either…