Westerlund v. Croaff

UDALL, Justice.

This is an original proceeding initiated in this court by Paul W. Westerlund, relator, seeking to prevent respondent, the Honorable Thomas J. Croaff, one of the judges of the superior court of Maricopa County, from continuing to exercise jurisdiction in the matter of the adoption of Marguerite Westerlund, a minor, in cause No. 1518 now pending in said court. Statutory notice of application for a peremptory writ of prohibition was given the respondent who has appeared by filing both a motion to dismiss the petition and an answer.

The facts necessary to a determination of this…