State ex rel. Meissner v. O'Brien

The first question which arises from a study of this case is, Can a writ of certiorari properly be issued on the showing made in the petition to the county court for this writ? There was no final determination by the board, or the city manager acting as such board, at the time o-f the filing of the petition. If the practice followed here were to obtain, the effect of it would be the use of the writ to review errors before judgment. Objection to delay which the confusion resulting from this would breed, or be capable of causing, underlies the development of the rule that the writ shall issue…