James v. Judge of Jefferson Circuit Court

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Clay—

Denying writ of mandamus.

By and through her committee, Volney T. Malott, Drusie James, a person of unsound mind, brought this, action in this court against “His Honor, the Judge of the Jefferson Circuit Court, Chancery Branch, First Division,” for a writ of mandamus commanding him to grant her an appeal in the case of Orville Bay Miller et al. v. Drusie James et al.

The petition and exhibits disclose the following situation: Orville Ray Miller and his wife were the owners of a seven-tenths undivided interest in a 125-aere tract of land located in…