Morris v. Mosley

HOUSER, Commissioner.

Henry Morris, an attorney at law, filed in this court his petition for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of Robert Hamilton Moore, who was detained by respondent Arthur C. Mosley, Sheriff of St. Louis County, under a commitment issued upon a judgment rendered by the Circuit Court of Pike County. Our writ issued forthwith. The issue raised by the return to thé writ, answer.and reply was the jurisdiction of the latter court and the validity of its judgment in numerous particulars set forth in petitioner’s answer to the return. The case was referred to your Commissioner who,…