State ex rel. Ikerd v. Judge of the Eighth District Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Bermudez, C. J.

This is an application for a mandamus.

The relator avers that he has brought a suit, on certain grounds, against three defendants, who excepted thereto, for several reasons; that the District .Judge, after hearing, sustained the exceptions to a certain extent and dismissed part of the petition and prayer. He complains that he applied for a devolutive appeal, which was refused him without cause. He prays that a mandamus issue to compel the granting of the appeal thus declined.

The District Judge returns that he has twice refused to grant…