STATE v. SCOGGIN

No. 5979.

287 P.2d 998 (1955)

60 N.M. 111

The STATE of New Mexico, upon the relation of Marylyn Ellicott Berssenbrugge PAVLO, Relator, v. W. T. SCOGGIN, District Judge of the Third Judicial District, State of New Mexico, Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

September 14, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. D. Weir, L. J. Maveety, Las Cruces, for relator.

E. E. Chavez, Edward E. Triviz, Las Cruces, for respondent.


McGHEE, Justice.

Relator seeks a writ of prohibition to prevent the respondent in his official capacity from trying a suit filed by E. Lionel Pavlo against relator in the District Court of Dona Ana County, in which it is sought to annul a marriage contracted by the parties in such county.

The parties to the marriage were at the time it was contracted, and now are, nonresidents of New Mexico and have never resided in this state. It is claimed in the annulment...

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