Indiana Supreme Court, 1953

State ex rel. Spires v. Poff

State ex rel. Spires v. Poff
Indiana Supreme Court · Decided December 29, 1953
232 Ind. 706; 116 N.E.2d 297; 1953 Ind. LEXIS 277

State ex rel. Spires v. Poff

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam

Petitioner prays that we issue an alternative writ of mandamus directed to the Clerk of the Clark Circuit Court. Under §4 of Article 7 of the Constitution of Indiana, we only have “such original jurisdiction as the General Assembly may confer.” By §3-2201, Burns’ 1946 Replacement, our jurisdiction is limited to issuing writs of mandamus to the courts therein named. We have no jurisdiction to issue a writ to a clerk of a trial court.

Petition denied.

Note. — Reported in 116 N. E. 2d 297.

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