City of Havre v. District Court

Montana Supreme Court
City of Havre v. District Court, 154 Mont. 529 (Mont. 1969)
461 P.2d 206; 1969 Mont. LEXIS 392

City of Havre v. District Court

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Original proceeding. The City of Havre, a municipal corporation, together with its officers, here seeks an appropriate writ to require respondent court to quash certain alternative writs of mandate issued in a civil action, entitled Robert D. Morrison, Petitioner, vs. City of Havre, a municipal corporation, et al., Respondents.

Following ex parte presentation by counsel for the petitioners, and it appearing from the petition and supporting documents that it was not possible to ascertain the entire fact situation which existed, and the Court desiring to be fully advised before any further action was taken, an order was issued on October 31, 1969, directed to the respondent court and Robert D. Morrison, requesting that counsel for petitioners, respondent court and said Morrison appear before the Court in oral argument with reference to the relief sought by petitioners, and providing for transmission of the district court file in the Morrison case and for briefing of the issues.

Pursuant to such order -counsel did appear and the matter was orally argued and taken under advisement, and the Court now having further considered the relief requested and being advised in the premises;

It is hereby ordered that the relief requested be denied and this proceeding is hereby dismissed.

Reference

Full Case Name
CITY OF HAVRE, a municipal corporation MAYOR PETE HAMILTON, JAMES OMLIE, JAMES BISHOP, ROBERT CONITZ, RAYMOND WATSON, ROY HINEBAUCH, DONALD FINLEY, CLAYTON CODDEN and HENRY BUGDEN, Members of the Havre City Council and MIKE MARIANI, Havre City Clerk v. The DISTRICT COURT of the TWELFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT of the STATE OF MONTANA, in and for the COUNTY OF HILL
Status
Published