People Ex Rel. Highsmith v. County of Jefferson

This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, dismissing, pursuant to defendants’ motion, a petition for a writ of mandamus.

Appellant had obtained a judgment in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois on March 22, 1963, which judgment was not appealed from and became final, and defendants concede that it is not subject to collateral attack in these proceedings.

Appellant then filed her verified petition for writ of mandamus in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, alleging her monetary judgment in the District Court, its finality, and…