People ex rel. Meminger v. Sexton

By the Court, Currey, J.

An action was commenced in November, 1863, in the District Court in and for the County of Butte, by L. Meminger, plaintiff, against Joseph Gfluckauf, defendant, for the recovery of a debt of about two thousand dollars. The plaintiff has applied by petition to this Court for a writ of mandamus to be directed to the Judge of said District Court, commanding him to proceed to the trial of said action, in its order, in- the County of Butte. The petition shows that the action was commenced and the Court acquired jurisdiction of the parties in the mode provided by law, and…