State ex rel. Portland Trust Bank v. Howell

This is an original proceeding in mandamus instituted by the state of Oregon ex rel. Portland Trust Bank, a corporation, conservator of the estate of Harold F. Thornton, incompetent, as plaintiff, against the circuit court for Multnomah county, Franklin C. Howell, circuit judge pro tempore; Ashby C. Dickson, circuit judge of the probate department; and Terry D. Schrunk, sheriff of Multnomah county, as defendants. The action involves a conflict between the jurisdictions of the probate department of the circuit court and the circuit court sitting in equity.

On this day we have handed down an…