State Ex Rel. Reynolds v. Circuit Court for Waukesha County

1. Is this am appropriate case for exercise of superintending control? A writ of prohibition may be invoked in cases of nonjurisdictional error where appeal from the error may come too late for effective redress, or be inadequate, and there is need for such intervention to avoid *315grave hardship or a complete denial of the rights of a litigant.1 If relators Gutschenritter and Koepp comply with the order of the circuit court, any right they have to withhold testimony, and any right the state has to have such testimony withheld, will have been destroyed. An appeal could not repair the damage. If…