State ex rel. Clark v. Hillebrandt

McCALEB, Justice.

The question presented for decision in this case is whether or not a suitor in forma pauperis may secure the attendance of witnesses subpoenaed by him without first depositing with the clerk of court a sum of money sufficient to pay all fees and expenses to which the witnesses are entitled by law.

Relator, having been authorized by the Fourteenth Judicial District Court for the Parish of Calcasieu to prosecute his suit against Cit-Con Oil Corporation et al. in forma pauperis, requested Acton Hille-brandt, clerk of said court, to cause subpoenas to issue for the personal…