Case Name: Allston Ex Parte
Court: Arkansas Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Arkansas
Decision Date: 1856-01
Citations: 17 Ark. 580
Docket Number: 
Parties: Allston Ex Parte.
Judges: 
Reporter: Arkansas Reports
Volume: 17
Pages: 580–580

Head Matter:
Allston Ex Parte.
An application to tliis court in the first instance, for a writ of certiorari to a justice of the peace, because the Circuit Judge is of lrin to the petitioner, and disqualified, should show how he was related.
A writ of certiorari will not lie to correct errors in the proceedings of the inferior court, which could have been corrected on appeal.
Petition for writ of O&rtiora/ri to a Justice, of the Peace.
Stillwell, for tbe petitioner.

Opinion:
Mr. Chief Justice ENGLISH
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This is an application to this court for a certiora/ri, to bring up the proceedings and quash the judgment of a justice of the peace of Franklin county, recovered against the potitioner, Overton B. Allston, by Sadler & Co.
The petitioner states that, " the Hon. Eelix J. BatsoN, the Judge of the 4th Judicial Circuit, &c., is of kin to him, and consequently, disqualified to grant relief in the premises."
The petitioner should have stated how he was related to the Circuit Judge, so that this court could determine, as a matter of law, whether the degree of relationship existing between them disqualified the judge to hear and determine the application which is made for relief here. See Const. Ark., Art. 6 sec. 12; Digest, chap. 50, sec. 16; Allis Ex parte, 1 Eng. Rep. 105.
We have, however, looked into the transcript, and we do not find that the judgment of the justice of the peace was void for the want of jurisdiction of the subject matter, or persons of the parties. There may be errors in the proceedings of the justice, but these the petitioner could have corrected by an appeal to the Circuit Court, which it does not appear that he took or sought, nor does lie state any excuse for not doing so.
Certiorari refused.