United States v. Cohn

The United States of America as plaintiff filed in the circuit court of Multnomah County, Oregon, a petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the county clerk of that county to issue a writ of attachment in the case of The United States of America v. Griffith Annesley and Elizabeth Annesley, husband and wife, which had been previously filed in the circuit court of Multnomah County. An alternative writ of mandamus was issued directing the clerk to issue the writ of attachment or show good cause for his failure so to do. The defendant filed a demurrer to the alternative writ contending that he…