MENDIVE v. THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

No. 3728.

253 P.2d 884 (1953)

MADELEINE v. THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR LANDER COUNTY et al.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

February 26, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard E. Browne, of Reno, for Relator.

George F. Wright and Ross P. Eardley, of Elko, for Respondents Don P. Maestretti and Helen Maestretti.


BADT, Justice.

This is a proceeding in prohibition in which the relator seeks to prohibit the respondent court and judge from continuing with adoption proceedings initiated by the individual respondents. The relator's challenge of the jurisdiction of the Third judicial district court of Lander county to entertain the adoption petition is met by that court's challenge of the jurisdiction of the Second judicial district court of Washoe county to entertain the relator...

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