State Ex Rel. Purcell v. Circuit Court

This is an original action wherein the relator, John K. Purcell, as Prosecuting Attorney for the 14th Judicial Circuit, is seeking a writ of prohibition against the respondent, Norval K. Harris, as Judge of the Circuit Court of Sullivan County. The relator has also made parties respondent the Circuit Court of Sullivan County and one Earl S. Cummings.

The relator’s petition, after showing that he is the Prosecuting Attorney for said district and said Harris is Judge of said court, alleges that said respondent judge did, on the 20th day of March, 1950, issue on his own motion an order in open…