Dickerson v. Eighth Judicial District Court

OPINION

By the Court,

Thompson, J.:

This is an original proceeding in certiorari to review an order of the district court appointing the public administrator of Clark County, Phil Cummings, as the administrator of the estate of Edwin L. Van Dyke. For reasons hereafter expressed, we nullify that order because it was made in excess of jurisdiction. However, before dealing with that issue, we must first consider the respondent’s motion to dismiss upon the ground that the remedy of appeal existed when the petition for cer-tiorari was filed with this court.

1. Certiorari is appropriate when an…