Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 185, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1920 — Certiorari. [ARTICLE]

Certiorari.

Certiorari Is a law term, and is seldom come upon outside of legal proceedings. The word is derived from the Latin certioro, to be 'certified. In law it means a writ from a superior to an inferior court directing a certified record of its proceedings to a designated case to be sent up for review. Where right, of appeal from the decision of the Inferior court exists, certiorari proceedings arV •unnecessary, but where such right does not prist this is the procedure adopted to have the proceedings of the inferior court reviewed by a superior court having common law- jurisdiction oyer the inferior court. Where good cause is shown, the superior, court Issues a writ of certiorari to the Inferior court ordering that the record of the case in question be sent up tn order that It may, be reviewed and justice done to all concerned. , •