State Ex Rel. McKittrick v. Becker

This is an original proceeding in prohibition brought by the State at the relation of the Attorney General, in his official capacity, to prohibit and restrain the respondents, as Judges of the St. Louis Court of Appeals, from reappointing one Robert L. Sutton to the office of commissioner of that court.

Upon the filing of the relator’s petition and the making of our order for the issuance of our provisional rule in prohibition the respondents waived the issuance of the rule and, taking the petition as and for our writ, filed their demurrer thereto. The cause was submitted upon the issues so…