City of Phoenix v. Lane

UDALL, Justice.

Original application by the City of Phoenix, a municipal corporation, herein referred to as petitioner, seeking a writ of prohibition against C. L. Lane Superintendent of the Motor Vehicle Division, Arizona State Highway Department, herein referred to as respondent. The matter comes before us as a result of respondent’s interpretation of the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act, being Chapter 122, Laws 1951, as amended by Chapter 68, Laws 1952 (now appearing as Article 13, Chapter 66, 1952 Cumulative Supplement, A.C.A.1939) to the effect that drivers of…