State ex rel. Fulton v. District Court of the Third Judicial District

This is an original proceeding seeking a writ of prohibition *167directed against the District Court of Deer Lodge County. Ordinarily this court does not give its reasons for denial of petitions for orders to show cause or alternative writs in applications for extraordinary writs. However, we feel impelled to do so in this case because of state-wide interest and effect.

This petition seeks to prohibit the District Court from further proceedings after it had refused to grant a motion to dismiss an amended complaint filed by taxpayers of Deer Lodge County against the county commissioners. On July…