Legal Opinion

White v. Brown

Oregon Supreme Court

Decided May 25, 1909PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Special proceeding in the circuit court by E. H. White to review proceedings in a justice’s court in an action by the petitioner against O. S. Brown. An order of the justice’s court setting aside the judgment in favor of defendant Brown was annulled, and he appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Moore.

This is a special proceeding to review the action of an inferior tribunal. A writ of review was issued, pursuant to a petition therefor, and the return to the writ, which was made to the circuit court for Josephine County, consists only of certified copies of two entries made by a justice of the peace in his docket, which show that an action to recover money was commenced by the plaintiff against the defendant herein in the justice’s district of Grants Pass; that the place of trial was thereafter changed to the justice’s court of Slate Creek precinct, where…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Southern Oregon Co. v. Coos Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1897
  2. Griffin v. PitmanOregon Supreme Court · 1880
  3. Meinert v. HarderOregon Supreme Court · 1901
  4. American Building & Loan Ass'n v. FultonOregon Supreme Court · 1892

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Sustar v. County CourtOregon Supreme Court · 1921
  2. Hodgdon v. GoodspeedOregon Supreme Court · 1911
  3. Whittier v. WoodsOregon Supreme Court · 1910
  4. Green v. HaywardCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1975
  5. Gruetzke v. City of GreshamCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1991

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