Parkes v. Judge of Recorder's Court

In the four cases which are here considered together, a mandamus is sought to compel the issuance of warrants against certain newspaper publishing companies for the violation of Act No. 176, Pub. Acts 1925, entitled “An act to suppress gaming and to prohibit the publication and furnishing of information concerning gaming.”

Complaints were made against the Times Publishing Company, a Michigan corporation, engaged in the business of publishing and distributing a daily newspaper called The Detroit Times; the Evening News Association, also a Michigan corporation, publishing a daily newspaper…