State ex Rel. v. Judge of Porter Superior Ct.

Full title: STATE EX REL. WAGGONER ET AL. v. JUDGE OF PORTER SUPERIOR COURT

Court: Supreme Court of Indiana

Date published: Mar 13, 1942

220 Ind. 3 (Ind. 1942)

39 N.E.2d 944

Opinion

No. 27,686.

Filed March 13, 1942.

MANDAMUS — Grounds — Compelling Trial Court to Grant Change of Venue — Petition Insufficient to Show Right to Relief. — A writ of mandate to compel a superior court to grant changes of venue from the county in certain actions alleged to be pending in said court will be denied by the Supreme Court where the petition for the writ does not show that the actions are of such character that would authorize the granting of changes of venue from the county.

Original action by the State of Indiana on the relation of Hazel Stancliffe Haight Waggoner and another seeking a writ of mandate to require the judge of the Porter Superior Court to grant changes of venue from the county in certain actions allegedly pending in such court.

Petition denied.

Hazel S. Waggoner, of Valparaiso, pro se.

PER CURIAM.

This is an original action to mandate the judge of the Porter Superior Court to grant changes of venue from the county in certain actions alleged to be pending in said court.

The petition does not show that said actions are of such character that would authorize the granting of changes of venue from the county therein.

The petition is therefore denied.

NOTE. — Reported in 39 N.E.2d 944.