State ex rel. Allen Clark Co. v. Moran
Nevada Supreme Court
Certiorari by the State, on the relation of the Allen Clark Company, a corporation, against Thomas F. Moran, District Judge of the Second Judicial District Court, in and for the County of Washoe, and the Second Judicial District Court in and for the County of Washoe. The writ of certiorari should, issue and lie, with relator’s costs.
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Certiorari by the State, on the relation of the Allen Clark Company, a corporation, against Thomas F. Moran, District Judge of the Second Judicial District Court, in and for the County of Washoe, and the Second Judicial District Court in and for the County of Washoe. The writ of certiorari should, issue and lie, with relator’s costs. The questions before the court are: (1) Has the justice court jurisdiction over mechanics’ liens under $300? (2) Did the justice court and the district court exceed their authority and jurisdiction in entering a personal judgment against petitioner, the lien…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Sanders, J.:
The Allen Clark Company, a corporation, sued out of this court in 1917 a writ of certiorari. Upon consideration of the case on its merits, this court discharged the writ and dismissed the proceeding, on the ground that the tribunal whose j udgment was sought to be reviewed was not made a party defendant. State v. Pacific Wall Paper and Paint Co., 41 Nev. 501, 172 Pac. 380.
The relator who prosecuted the writ, apparently in conformity to the suggestion found in the opinion concurring in the order of dismissal, sued out this writ in June, 1918, basing its application for…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State ex rel. Abel v. BreenNevada Supreme Court · 1918
- State Ex Rel. Thompson v. Second Judicial District CourtNevada Supreme Court · 1896
- State ex rel. Quinn v. District Court of the Second Judicial DistrictNevada Supreme Court · 1881
- State ex rel. Allen Clark Co. v. Pacific Wall Paper & Paint Co.Nevada Supreme Court · 1918
3Cited by3 opinions
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