Show UTAH LAW TO BE TESTED constitutionality of the state drain lags age law enacted by the last legisla ture will be determined by the su preme court of the state in a case which was presented yesterday the case is that of john Y ferry again against t the corinne drainage district box elder county the drainage law enacted by the legislature in 19 1911 11 was declared unconstitutional by the supreme court the last legislature passed a new one seeking to obviate the detects defects of the old one whether hether unconstitutional features were successfully kept out ot of the new law will be decided when the court renders its decision in the corinne case an alternative writ of prohibition was granted ye yesterday by tile the court and january 29 set as the time for arguments as to why the writ restraining the drainage district should not bp be made permanent dean V F brayton 0 t this city and C R hollingsworth of ogden are the attorneys in the case altho the attorneys interested do not like the appellation test case a attached to this bis litigation they y admit mit that such is tile the effect of it as the suit is a friendly one to get a ruling or the constitutionality of the new Is lav the attorneys interested conferred informally with justices of the supreme court some days ago and the judges consented to an early argument in order that the evidence may lie be reviewed and a decision rendered at tile the earliest possible moment so that drainage activities may go ahead application for a writ of prohibition may be made in another action against a drainage district and effort will be made to have it returnable at the same time arguments ara ar made in the other friendly suit suil salt lake tribune |