State Ex Rel. Brown v. Armstrong

This is an original proceeding wherein plaintiff seeks a writ of mandamus to compel defendant, who is district judge of Kay county, to grant plaintiff a trial by jury, in a pending cause, wherein plaintiff appealed to the district court from an order of the State Fire Marshal. In that order the State Fire Marshal condemned a building, the “Old Red Barn”, located on described lots in Ponca City, finding the building to be “in such a deteriorated condition, by reason of its age and want of proper repair, that it was especially liable to fire, a real danger to life and property.” It was ordered…