Show Critchlow Loses Plea For High Court Post Decision Denies Writ for Placing Name on Ballot to Replace Justice Pratt on Army Duty The state supreme court announced Thursday it has decided to deny a peremptory writ rit of mandamus to compel Secretary of State E. E E E. E Monson to place the name of Walter M. M Critchlow deputy deputy deputy dep dep- uty Salt Lake county attorney on the ballot as candidate for the state supreme court Mr Critchlow attempted to get the seat of Justice Eugene E. E Pratt who was granted a leave of absence by the governor to permit him to serve in the army Mr Critchlow based his case on the Utah constitution which prohibits prohibits prohibits pro pro- hibits a man from holding a state and a federal position at the same time The courts court's decision which court attaches said was unanimous was believed based on a 1941 Utah statute which holds that state em em- who serve in the armed forces are entitled to their positions positions positions after the war Because of the time element the court did not file its written opinion The decision was announced announced announced an an- and it was reported the formal opinion would be filed in about a week |