Christensen v. Christensen
Utah Supreme Court
Original proceedings in mandamus by Lars Christensen against George Christensen, as Judge of the District Court of Emery County, and others. ■Writ to issue if district court does not proceed with case after being served with copy of the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
FRICK, C. J. .
The plaintiff applied to this court for an alternative writ of mandate to require the defendant Hon. George Christen*255sen, as Judge of the district court of Emery county, Utah, to assume jurisdiction of and to hear plaintiff’s appeal and to determine the same on the merits. The plaintiff, in his application, in substance, alleges: That on the 4th day of December, 1917, in an action then pending before one Le Roy Black, justice of the peace in and for Huntington precinct, Emery county, Utah, wherein the plaintiff herein was plaintiff and George and Kanakis Ritzakis were defendants,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ketchum Coal Co. v. District Court of Carbon CountyUtah Supreme Court · 1916
- Hoffman v. LewisUtah Supreme Court · 1906
- State ex rel. Snell v. Third Judicial District CourtUtah Supreme Court · 1909
- McLeran v. MorganSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1871
- Peale v. ClarkUtah Supreme Court · 1917
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