Legal Opinion

Massengale v. Warren

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided April 17, 1964PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIS, Commissioner.

Jack C. Massengale, petitioner, seeks an order of prohibition against Honorable Frederick Warren, Judge of Campbell Circuit Court, by original action in this court. Sec. 110, Ky.Constitution; KRS 21.050; RCA 1.420. The petition for the extraordinary relief sought falls short of stating the requisite grounds. It is fundamental that this court will not issue the order of prohibition to control actions of courts of inferior jurisdiction unless the inferior court is acting without jurisdiction, or acting so erroneously within its jurisdiction that great and irreparable injury…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Jones v. TartarCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1948

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Beachcomber Club, Inc. v. KeithCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1966
  2. Jaggers v. OverstreetCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1967

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