People ex rel. Olson v. Scanlan

This is an original proceeding in this court by a petition of Anna D. Olson against Kickham Scanlan, one of the circuit judges of Cook county, for a writ of mandamus directing the respondent, as such judge of the circuit court, to enter a certain decree in the case of Anna D. Olson vs. John G. Olson.

The facts disclosed by the petition and answer are substantially as follows: The petitioner is a resident of Cook county, Illinois, and on the 21st of August, 1915, she filed her bill of complaint in the circuit court of Cook county against her husband, John G. Olson, charging him with acts of…