Wheeler v. Schuetzle
, 2006 ND 115,
714 N.W.2d 829
The Supreme Court's original jurisdiction will not be exercised to vindicate private rights, regardless of their importance.
Before the Supreme Court's original jurisdiction will be exercised, the rights of the public, the sovereignty of the state, or the liberties of its people must be directly affected.
To exercise the Supreme Court's original jurisdiction, a private party must set forth in his petition that he has called the alleged infringement upon the sovereignty of the state to the attention of the Attorney General and requested the Attorney
General to institute an original proceeding but the Attorney General refused to do so or unreasonably delayed doing so.
Clifford v. O'Donnell
, 2005 ND 27,
694 N.W.2d 22
An appeal from dismissal of a petition for a writ of prohibition is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(4).
Davis v. O'Keefe
,
283 N.W.2d 73 (N.D. 1979)