State ex rel. Gleeson v. Jumbo Extension Mining Co.
Nevada Supreme Court
Mandamus by tbe State, on the relation of John B. Gleeson, against the Jumbo Extension Mining Company, and others. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion. I. It is conceded in limine that the writ of mandate may not properly issue where there is an adequate remedy through the ordinary proceedings of law. Indeed, the writ was contrived to afford relief where such ordinary proceedings were not adequate to do so.
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Mandamus by tbe State, on the relation of John B. Gleeson, against the Jumbo Extension Mining Company, and others. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion. I. It is conceded in limine that the writ of mandate may not properly issue where there is an adequate remedy through the ordinary proceedings of law. Indeed, the writ was contrived to afford relief where such ordinary proceedings were not adequate to do so. It is further conceded that, while, as observed by Cook, there is an irreconcilable conflict on the question, the weight of authority seems to be that courts will not issue the…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Sweeney, J.:
This is an application for a writ of mandamus by the relator, John B. Gleeson, against the Jumbo Extension Mining Company, et aL, for the purpose of having issued and delivered to him 7,500 shares of Jumbo Extension Mining Company stock and 5,625 shares of Vernal Mining Company stock of Goldfield.
Relator alleges in his petition for the writ that: "On or about May 10, 1904, the defendant corporation, the Jumbo Extension Mining Company, was organized under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, by the name of 'Jumbo & Vernal Extension Mining Co,’with a capital stock of…
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