State Ex Rel. v. Taylor Hartmann

Petition for writ of mandamus. Petitioner seeks the aid of the writ to compel the respondents, as judges of the circuit court, to assume jurisdiction, and try a suit in unlawful detainer upon the issues made by the complaint and answer, the petitioner's answer having upon motion been stricken from the files as setting up matters of defense over which the justice had no jurisdiction, as being equitable in their nature. The unlawful detainer suit was instituted by one Pozsar, against this petitioner, by filing complaint in a justice court. The case was taken to the circuit court upon appeal,…