Santa Ynez Mercury Corp. v. Superior Court

This is an original application for a writ of prohibition to restrain (a) all further proceedings upon an order of the respondent superior court appointing a receiver for petitioner corporation, and (b) all further proceedings in an action now pending before the Superior Court of Santa Barbara County entitled Oscar E. Hanno et al., Plaintiffs, v. Santa Ynez Mercury Corp. et al., Defendants, No. 29421. Respondents have filed a demurrer to the petition.

The essential facts are:

February 7, 1938, Osear E. Hanno and Mrs. Harry Houser as plaintiffs, filed an action in the Superior Court in and for…