Colburn v. Cornwell
Hawaii Supreme Court
Colburn v. Cornwell, 16 Haw. 784 (Haw. 1905)
Colburn v. Cornwell
Opinion of the Court
The writ of possession having been fully executed prior to 5 o’clock, p. m. on the 25th day of May, 1904, the writ of prohibition issued at 9:25 o’clock, p. ni. of said day was ineffectual; no act remaining to be done on the part of said district court in respect to which said writ of prohibition could operate. A writ of prohibition cannot be made to take the place of a writ of error. Petition dismissed and temporary writ dissolved.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- John F. Colburn v. Irene B. Cornwell and A. M. Brown, High Sheriff
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- Published