State Ex Rel. Surprise v. Porter Circuit Court

The issues involved in this original action for a writ of prohibition present a question as to an alleged conflict of jurisdiction of the Porter Circuit Court with the Lake Superior Court, Room 5, in its cause No. 54070. On June 12, 1947, Jay E. Darlington as a resident taxpayer of the city of Hammond for and on behalf of himself and all taxpayers of said city, filed an amended complaint in the Lake Superior Court, Room 1, against the city of Hammond, certain of its then officials and judgment creditors in 58 causes, specifying each by number, to declare said judgments rendered in said court…