State Ex Rel. Smith v. Empie

This is a proceeding in contempt of court. The facts shown are that in April, 1925, defendant N. L. Empie was the lessee and operator of a certain hotel located at 111 North Third street in the city of St. Joseph, Mo., known as the Elms Hotel, and that one Robert A. Uihlein, a resident of Milwaukee, was the lessor thereof.

On April 4,1925, the prosecuting attorney of Buchanan county filed in the circuit court of said county a verified petition praying for an injunction against defendant N. L- Empie, restraining him, among other things, from using said premises as a place for storing, keeping,…