In re Phelan

The petition herein is made pursuant to sec. 3, art. VII, of the constitution of this state, which pro*320vides that “The supreme court shall have a general superintending control over all inferior courts.” No question is raised as to the power of the court to exercise superintending control over all inferior courts by the use of either a writ of mandamus or a writ of prohibition. The language of the constitution contains a clear grant of power, indefinite in character, but unlimited in extent. State ex rel. Fourth Nat. Bank v. Johnson, 103 Wis. 591, 79 N. W. 1081. So that this court, in the…