86 Neb. 448 | Neb. | 1910
This is an appeal from the district court for Kearney county. On the 14th day of. September, 1908, relator presented to the Honorable Harry S. Dungan, the judge of the district court of the tenth judicial district, in the city of Bloomington, in Franklin county, a motion, petition and affidavit 'by which a peremptory writ of mandamus was sought against the defendant, the county judge
It is provided by section 880 of the code that “the style of all process shall be, ‘The State- of Nebraska,--
An examination of the process issued in this case shows that every provision of these sections has been violated, or, to say the least, ignored. Section 650 of the code provides: “The allowance of the writ (of mandamus) must be indorsed thereon signed by a judge of the court granting it, and the writ must be served personally upon the defendant. If the defendant duly served neglect to return the same, he shall be proceeded against, as for a contempt.” While this section does not permit the issuance and service of the writ until it is allowed and granted “by a. judge of the court granting it”, yet we know of no statute authorizing the judge to issue the writ, either alternative or pbremptory, without the seal of the court, as was done in this case. The petition should have been filed with the clerk, and the writ allowed by the judge issued by the clerk, and then served upon the defendant. The course of procedure is plainly given by the constitution and statutes, and should be followed. The effect of other irregularities need not be noticed.
We are compelled, therefore, to hold the whole proceeding in the district court void.- The judgment of the district court is reversed and the case dismissed.
Reversed and dismissed,