State ex rel. Emery v. District Court of the Fourth Judicial District
State ex rel. Emery v. District Court of the Fourth Judicial District
138 Mont. 647; 356 P.2d 931; 1960 Mont. LEXIS 84
State ex rel. Emery v. District Court of the Fourth Judicial District
Opinion of the Court
Original proceeding. Petition for writ of mandate wherein relator seeks production by the County Attorney of Missoula County of certain notes or letters left by a decedent that they might be examined by relator’s counsel. The relator filed a demand to produce in the district court which request was overruled and denied by such court.
This court in State ex rel. Keast v. District Court, 135 Mont. 545, 342 P.2d 1071, discussed the applicable principles of law, and we perceive no reason to depart therefrom in this proceeding.
The writ is denied and the proceeding dismissed.
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