Smith-Golden, Inc. v. Superior Court

These are original applications for writs of mandate requiring respondent superior court to vacate orders for the issuance of subpoenas duces tecum and to grant motions to quash the same. The above-entitled petitions were consolidated on stipulation in this court, since the facts and issues are the same, for the purpose of hearing, argument, briefs, and decision.

These are the essential facts:

The Institute of Automobile Dealers, Inc., filed actions against each of petitioners, seeking to enjoin them from violating a provision of the “Unfair Practices Act”. (Stats. 1913, p. 508, as amended;…