Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Harvey v. Medler

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided July 18, 1914No. 1695PublishedCited by 35 opinions

ORIGINAL PETITION FOR WRIT OF PROHIBITION. Constitutional Provision Applicable tó Case. Sec. 2, Art. 20, Const. Statutory Provisions. Pp. 82-85, L. 1909. Power. 29 Cyc. 1405; L. E. A. 845; 54 Ala. 226. Legislature cannot provide methods of removal inconsistent with plain provisions of Constitution. 3rd Metcalf (Ky.) 237; 11 La. 439. General Application. 85 Minn. 41; 13. Am.

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ORIGINAL PETITION FOR WRIT OF PROHIBITION. Constitutional Provision Applicable tó Case. Sec. 2, Art. 20, Const. Statutory Provisions. Pp. 82-85, L. 1909. Power. 29 Cyc. 1405; L. E. A. 845; 54 Ala. 226. Legislature cannot provide methods of removal inconsistent with plain provisions of Constitution. 3rd Metcalf (Ky.) 237; 11 La. 439. General Application. 85 Minn. 41; 13. Am. S. E. 269; 16 Col. 187; 99 Mich 352. . Statutory Provisions. 2 Ala. 150; 10 Kan. 199; 1 Pinney (Wis.) 630. Has court power to issue writ of prohibition to District Court? Secs. 2, 3, Art. 6 Const.; 109 111. 204; 32 Cyc.…

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION.

HANNA, J.

The first question presented for our consideration is: Has this Court power to issue a writ, of prohibition to a District Court?

The jurisdiction of this court,' in the premises, must be found in Sections 2 and 3 of Art. VI of our Constitution, which are as follows:

“Sec. 2. The appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court shall be co-extensive with the state, and shall extend to all final judgments and decisions of the district courts, and said court shall have such appellate jurisdiction of interlocutory orders and decisions of the district courts as may be conferred by law.”

“S…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. DanielsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1877
  2. People v. Circuit CourtIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
  3. Bailey v. WinnSupreme Court of Missouri · 1892
  4. Poe v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1889
  5. Allen v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1877

3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Montoya v. McManusNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1961
  2. State Ex Rel. Anaya v. ScarboroughNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
  3. Walkinshaw v. O'BrienSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1943
  4. State Ex Rel. Transcontinental Bus Service, Inc. v. CarmodyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1949
  5. State of New Mexico Ex Rel. Serna v. HodgesNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1976

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