State Ex Rel. Steed v. Nolte

Original proceeding in prohibition. Respondent, Nolte, is Judge of the Circuit Court of St. Louis County and respondent, Massey, is Collector of the City of Clayton, a city of the fourth class, located in said county. It is conceded that St. Louis County contains more than 200,000 and less than 400,000 inhabitants. Relators are defendants in a suit pending in said circuit court, brought in the name of the State, at the relation and to the use of said Massey as City Collector to enforce the lien of said eity for taxes for the years 1936, 1937 and 1938 against certain real estate situate in…