Title: SCHNEIDER v. SWINDALL
Citation: 138 Okla. 66, 1929 OK 314, 280 P. 41 2
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State: Oklahoma
Issuer: Oklahoma Supreme Court
Date: September 10, 1929

SCHNEIDER v. SWINDALL Annotate this Case SCHNEIDER v. SWINDALL 1929 OK 314 280 P. 412 138 Okla. 66 Case Number: 19202 Decided: 09/10/1929 Supreme Court of Oklahoma SCHNEIDER v. SWINDALL, Judge. Syllabus ¶0 Appeal and Error--Dismissal--Moot Questions. Where no benefit can result either to litigants or the public by decision in an issue, the cause will be dismissed as academic or moot. Original action for writ of prohibition by George Schneider against Charles Swindall, District Judge of 20th Judicial District. Cause dismissed. John J. Carney and C. R. Reeves, for petitioner. RILEY, J. ¶1 Herein is sought a writ of prohibition to prevent the respondent from proceeding further as trial judge in cause styled George Schneider v. H. F. Decker et al., district court of Woodward county, Okla., for the reason of alleged bias and prejudice. The petitioner likewise seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the respondent to certify his disqualifications to sit as trial judge in said cause.