Maheu v. Eighth Judicial District Court Ex Rel. County of Clark, Dept. No. 6

Mowbray, L,

dissenting:

Respectfully, I must object to the issuance of the writs of prohibition and mandamus ordered by the court in its opinion filed today. Nevada precedent, in my opinion, does not support the ruling of the court.

The background of this litigation may be summarized as follows: Petitioner Maheu was the chief executive of Hughes Nevada Operations, which comprised all of Hughes Tool Company’s business activities in Nevada. On December 4, 1970, Maheu was relieved of that position. Immediately, he sought and obtained a temporary restraining order prohibiting those seeking his…