Dotson v. Ritchie

I respectfully dissent. In my opinion the lower court properly dismissed appellant’s petition.

Mandamus is an extraordinary remedy and is never granted unless the party applying therefor has a clear right thereto and has no other adequate remedy in the premises. Ex Parte Trapnall, 6 Ark. 9, 42 Am. Dec. 676; Basham v. Carroll, 44 Ark. 284; Cotton v. Steel, 95 Ark. 623, 129 S. W. 1198; Snapp v. Coffman, 145 Ark. 1, 223 S. W. 360; Jones v. Adkins, 170 Ark. 298, 280 S. W. 389.

As I view the matter, appellant failed to show any right to mandamus, because he was, in effect, asking that the writ be…