Gordon v. Tracy
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Petition for Writ of Prohibition.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Settle
Refusing writ.
The petitioner, Robert A. Gordon, by petition filed in this court, prays of it a writ of prohibition against the respondent, Frank M. Tracy, judge of the circuit court of the 16th judicial district of Kentucky, to prevent him, sitting as a court, from compelling the petitioner to answer a certain question or questions propounded to him' by the grand jury of Kenton county as ordered by him; and, also, from enforcing such order, if disobeyed by petitioner, by proceeding, as threatened, to punish him for contempt. The respondent filed a general demurrer and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. MinorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1890
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