Spencer v. Ensign
Idaho Supreme Court
Original application for writ of prohibition. Under sec. 6830, C. S., the plaintiff may dismiss his action any time before trial. (Boyd v. Steele, 6 Ida. 625, 59 Pae. 21’; Stover v. Stover, 7 Ida. 185, 61 Pac. 462; Chicago etc. By. Go. v. Trueman, 18 Ida. 687, 693, 112 Pac. 210; Bamsey v. District Court, ante, p. 296, 193 Pac. 733.) The statutory mode of dismissal must be exercised in the manner provided by statute.
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Original application for writ of prohibition. Under sec. 6830, C. S., the plaintiff may dismiss his action any time before trial. (Boyd v. Steele, 6 Ida. 625, 59 Pae. 21’; Stover v. Stover, 7 Ida. 185, 61 Pac. 462; Chicago etc. By. Go. v. Trueman, 18 Ida. 687, 693, 112 Pac. 210; Bamsey v. District Court, ante, p. 296, 193 Pac. 733.) The statutory mode of dismissal must be exercised in the manner provided by statute. If instead of pursuing the statutory mode, the plaintiff prefers to make a motion in open court, thereby invoking the inherent pow'er of the court in the exercise of which it is…
1Opinion of the CourtBudge, J.
This is an original application for a writ of prohibition to restrain the Honorable H. F. Ensign, as judge of the district court of the fourth judicial district, from* taking any further action or proceeding in the case of Theodore Spencer, Plaintiff, v. Anna B. Spencer, Defendant.
Plaintiff filed a complaint for divorce from Anna R. Spencer in the district court of the fourth judicial district on December 8, 1920. On January 10, 1921, defendant Anna R. Spencer filed a demurrer, an affidavit of merits, an affidavit of residence, a demand for change of place of *579trial, a notice of motion for…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Brady v. Times-Mirror Co.California Supreme Court · 1895
- Boyd v. SteeleIdaho Supreme Court · 1899
- Huntington Park Improvement Co. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1911
- Ramsey v. District Court of the Sixth Judicial District ex rel. Lemhi CountyIdaho Supreme Court · 1920
- Stover v. StoverIdaho Supreme Court · 1900
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