State ex rel. Jackson v. Mills

This is an application for a mandamus to compel the District Judge to grant relator a suspensive appeal from a judgment rendered in favor of Elorsheim] Brothers Dry Goods Company, Limited, ir a suit brought by it to eject relator from certain premises alleged to have been leased by it to him for the year beginning November 1, 1923, and ending October 31, 1924.

In answer to the rule to show cause why a mandamus should not issue, the District Judge returns that he refused a suspensive appeal because the defendant in the ejectment suit did not set up a special defense as required' by Section 2157…