Rupley v. Johnson

Petitioner filed in this court a petition for a writ of mandate directing the judge of the Placerville Judicial District to dismiss certain criminal complaints filed therein. We issued an alternative writ, and following the filing of respondent’s answer and return the matter was argued before this court by respective counsel.

The factual situation as it appears from the petition and the return is substantially as follows:

Petitioner is a copartner in the trucking and hauling business. Between April and August, 1952, various drivers of the firm were cited by the California Highway Patrol for…