State ex rel. LeBlanc v. Henry

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Watkins, J.

Relators are tlie defendants in the suit of Francis T. Nicliolls, Governor, against them, which is pending in tlie respondent’s court, wherein demand is made for $100, which demand is grounded on the alleged forfeiture of a ceitain peace bond signed by LeBlanc as principal and Richard as surety in solido.

They assign three grounds for relief by prohibition, viz:

*9091st. That the amount of the principal of the bond, and the cost of the proceeding's in which it was taken, aggregate a sum in excess of $100 ’ and which are both virtually involved in…