State Ex Rel. D. R. Higley v. District Court of Carbon County

Blume, Chief Justice.

An application on the relation of D. R. Higley has been presented for a writ of prohibition against the District Court of the Second Judicial District and Y. J. Tidball, judge thereof. Before acting upon the application, it was deemed advisable to call for briefs and a list of the authorities bearing upon the point in question here. These briefs and authorities have been furnished by counsel for the respective interested parties. The facts are as follows: On December 20, 1928, the relator, as administrator of the estate of Katherine Ruth Higley, deceased, commenced an…