State Ex Rel. Ranken v. Superior Court

Relator seeks a writ of prohibition to restrain the respondent, judge of the superior court in and for King county, in this state, from proceeding further in a certain matter pending in that court.

On November 18, 1936, an interlocutory order was entered by the superior court for King county, in cause No. 280571, awarding to relator, plaintiff in that action, an interlocutory decree of divorce from Margaret Ranken, defendant therein. The final decree of divorce was entered on May 28, 1937. At, and during, the time of those proceedings, relator’s wife was residing in California, and two of the…