Show OAKLAND GARLAND TOWN LOSES SUIT supreme court denies application for writ of mandate on an ques tion of jurisdiction the supreme court of 0 utah yesterday denied an application for writ of mandate asked disked on behalf ot of th the e town of garland in box elder county against judge W W maughan to require him to set aside an order dismissing an appeal and to reinstate a case and hear it on its merits costs were ordered against the town the case was against joseph orgil and jolin john F ewens owens who were charged in the justices court of box elder precinct on july 29 19 OS with a breach of the town ordinances they were arrested tried and found guilty A fine with costs coats was imposed but they appealed to the dox cox elder district court on the grounds of no jurisdiction is and that the fa facts acts did not constitute a public offense offe nae judge maughan sustained the motion of dismissal on oa the first ground and the writ of mandate was asked the town of garland is in sunset precinct but believing that the justice of that precinct was in collusion with the offenders the complaint was taken before beffie athe justice of box bos elder precinct the supreme court holds that uch such cases must be tried in the justice court of the precinct in which the town Is situated and that judge Al maughan aughan was right in ruling that in this case there was no jurisdiction of the box elder justice salt lake herald |