21 Mont. 117 | Mont. | 1898
The order of. the lower court dissolving the temporary restraining order must be affirmed on two grounds:
High'on Injunctions (Section 173), in discussing the general doctrine denying relief by injunction against the enforcement of a judgment, says: “And upon this point the rule is well established that courts of equity will not lend their aid, by injunction, against the enforcement of judgments when a sufficient remedy exists by appeal or writ of certiorari to revise the proceedings at law. A plain, adequate and specific remedy existing by appeal, he who is dissatisfied with a judgment must pursue that remedy, and will be denied relief by injunc
Second. It is well established that one court is without power to interfere with the judgments or injunction-orders of another court of concurrent jurisdiction, unless it may be the court in which the suit is pending cannot, for lack of jurisdiction, grant the relief desired. The following authorities are in point: Crowley v. Davis, 37 Cal. 268; Anthony v. Dunlap, 8 Cal. 26; Scott v. Runner (Ind.) 44 N. E. 755; Works on Jurisdiction, p. 69; Beach on Injunctions, § 648.
The appellant having presented no case for injunction, the lower court correctly dissolved the temporary order.
Affirmed.