Mobil Oil Corporation v. McHenry

In my judgment the court improvidently issued its order of mandamus on October 31, 1967, here confirmed by the majority opinion, and I must respectfully dissent. Although time presses, I feel compelled to state my views.

The issues presented in the cases in the district courts of Grant, Stanton and Morton Counties were identical, and all reference to Grant County, the county clerk, and the district court, applies as well to Stanton and Morton Counties. The plaintiffs in the instant action are referred to as the private plaintiffs.

The court has unnecessarily, and I think mistakenly, injected…