State Ex Rel. Wade v. Mays

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• concluding mandamus not available when trial court required to resolve several separate legal issues before reaching ultimate ruling even when facts undisputed
• entitlement to writ of prohibition must be shown to be “clear and indisputable,” or “unequivocal,” or “abundantly clear”
• entitlement to writ of prohibition must be shown to be “clear and indisputable,” or “unequivocal,” or “abundantly clear”
• entitlement to writ of prohibition must be shown to be “clear and indisputable,” or “unequivocal,” or “abundantly clear”
• “In determining the specific nature of the extraordinary relief sought, this Court will not be limited by the denomination of petitioner’s pleadings, but will look to the essence of the pleadings, including the prayers, as well as the record before us.”
• mandamus acts to undo or nullify act already performed

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).