Wright v. Superior Court

This is an application for a writ of prohibition. Petitioner was plaintiff in an action pending in the justice court and procured judgment against defendant therein. More than thirty days after the justice had tried the cause and had made the entry in his docket, “Judgment for plaintiff” for a certain amount and costs, defendant in the action filed his notice of appeal from the judgment. Respondent court denied a motion to dismiss the appeal. Petitioner, contending that the motion should have been granted, seeks now to prohibit respondent from proceeding further with the action. An…