State Ex Rel. Townsend v. Court of Appeals

OPINION

CARMODY, Justice.

This is an original prohibition proceeding, which is somewhat unusual in that it seeks to annul an alternative writ of prohibition issued by the court of appeals.

This proceeding was initially brought naming The Honorable E. T. Hensley, Jr., Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, as respondent. However, at the time of the issuance of our alternative writ, on this court’s own motion, it was ordered that the petition be considered as directed against the Court of Appeals of the State of New Mexico rather than its chief judge.

The case is based upon the following: A workmen’s…