State Ex Rel. Rufus v. Easley

Haymond, Judge:

This is an original proceeding in which the petitioner, Carl Rufus, seeks a writ from this Court to prohibit the Judge of the Circuit Court of Wyoming County and the prosecuting attorney of that county from further action in the prosecution of a bastardy proceeding now pending against him in that court. A rule having issued, the respondents appeared upon the day to which it was returnable and filed their demurrer and their answer to the petition.

The issues raised by the pleadings are issues of law. No issue of fact is involved.

The petitioner, the defendant in the bastardy…