State Ex Rel. Chase v. Hall

This is an original proceeding in prohibition against respondent (referred to in the caption as defendant) as one of the judges of the Circuit Court-of the City of St. Louis to prevent him from entertaining jurisdiction of or tryifig a suit brought by certain commission merchants against the members of the State Board of Agriculture, the State Marketing Commissioner and one of his deputies and the prosecuting attorney of the city of St. Louis (relators in this proceeding and referred to as plaintiffs in the caption) to enjoin criminal prosecutions against such commission men for violation of…