Van Denburgh v. Superior Court

This is an original application for a writ of prohibition. The alternative writ was issued and the matter is before us on the return.

The facts material to a disposition of the case are as follows: Petitioner .is the duly qualified and acting-executor of the last will and testament of William David Rees. One Ida M. Pratt had presented to him a claim against the Rees estate, which he had disallowed, and in due time she brought suit thereon, as provided by statute. Tbe case was assigned to division 4 of the superior court of Maricopa county, which is presided over by Honorable J. C. Niles,…