Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Johnson v. District Court

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided February 7, 1913No. Nos. 18,034—(275)PublishedCited by 10 opinions

O. P. Johnson, and Carl P. Johnson obtained from this court an order directed to the district court for Waseca county, Hon. Arthur B. Childress, judge thereof, and the clerk thereof, to show cause why a peremptory writ of mandamus should not issue directing the officers above named to transfer the files and papers in the case of Dube v. City of Waseca, O. P. Johnson and Carl A. Johnson, co-partners as C. P. Johnson & Son, from the district court for Wáseca county to the…

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O. P. Johnson, and Carl P. Johnson obtained from this court an order directed to the district court for Waseca county, Hon. Arthur B. Childress, judge thereof, and the clerk thereof, to show cause why a peremptory writ of mandamus should not issue directing the officers above named to transfer the files and papers in the case of Dube v. City of Waseca, O. P. Johnson and Carl A. Johnson, co-partners as C. P. Johnson & Son, from the district court for Wáseca county to the district court for Hennepin county. The facts are stated in the opinion. The respondents made return and answer to the…

1Opinion of the CourtPhilip E. Brown, J.

Order to show cause why mandamus should not issue to compel the allowance of a change of venue. On September 12, 1912, the relators, who were then, and still are, residents of Minneapolis, were sued in Waseca county, together with the city of Waseca, for wrongful death. On October 2, 1912, the relators duly demanded a change of venue to Hennepin county, appearing specially for. that purpose, and, the same having been denied, this order to show cause was obtained.

“The real issue in the matter before us,” says counsel for relators, “is the question of whether or not a transitory action may be…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of GarcelonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1894
  2. Mayor of Baltimore v. Root ex rel. ArmstrongCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1855
  3. Mayor of Nashville v. WebbTennessee Supreme Court · 1904
  4. Phillips v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1909
  5. City of North Yakima ex rel. Whitson v. Superior CourtWashington Supreme Court · 1892

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Williams v. City of Lake CitySupreme Court of Florida · 1953
  2. Depositors Ins. Co. v. DollanskySupreme Court of Minnesota · 2018
  3. Hjelm v. City of St. CloudSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
  4. State ex rel. Board of Water Commissioners v. District CourtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1950
  5. Winegar v. MartinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1921

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