Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Gilman v. Robertson

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided April 2, 1915PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Certiorari. (1) Certiorari is proper procedure. State v. Smith, 176 Mo. 90; State ex rel. v, Edwards, 104 Mo. 125; State ex rel. v. Shelton, 154 Mo. 670; State ex rel. v. Guinnotte, 156 Mo. 513; State ex rel. v. Broaddus, 238 Mo. 189; Curtis v. Sexton, 252 Mo. 221. The petition is sufficient in all of its allegations. Certiorari is proper procedure and writ will be granted where exigencies of the case are such that a total or partial failure of justice may'result.

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Certiorari. (1) Certiorari is proper procedure. State v. Smith, 176 Mo. 90; State ex rel. v, Edwards, 104 Mo. 125; State ex rel. v. Shelton, 154 Mo. 670; State ex rel. v. Guinnotte, 156 Mo. 513; State ex rel. v. Broaddus, 238 Mo. 189; Curtis v. Sexton, 252 Mo. 221. The petition is sufficient in all of its allegations. Certiorari is proper procedure and writ will be granted where exigencies of the case are such that a total or partial failure of justice may'result. State ex rel. v. Guinnotte, 156 Mo. 513. Certiorari is properly granted in all cases where an inferior tribunal is alleged to have…

1Opinion of the CourtWoodson, C. J.

This is an original proceeding-instituted in this court praying for a writ of certiorari to review the record of the Springfield Court of Appeals, in the case of Nick Gooch, respondent, v. C. G. Gilman, O. B. McKnight, H. C. McElhaney, Bart Morrow and C. W. McAbee, appellants, relators here, and asking that the judgment of the Springfield Court of' Appeals be quashed, etc.

The facts as here presented are few and undisputed.

On the 2nd day of May, 1914, Nick Gooch recovered a judgment for $1406 against the relators in the-circuit court of Jasper county. The defendants there,, the relators here,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Curtis v. BroaddusSupreme Court of Missouri · 1911
  2. Crawford v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1902
  3. State ex rel. Priddy v. GibsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1905
  4. Caldwell v. HawkinsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1870
  5. Curtis v. SextonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1913

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Aquamsi Land Co. v. HostetterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1935
  2. State Ex Rel. Brotherhood of American Yeoman v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1921
  3. State ex rel. Tiffany v. EllisonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1916
  4. State Ex Rel. Union Biscuit Co. v. BeckerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1927
  5. State Ex Rel. Clark v. ShainSupreme Court of Missouri · 1938

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