Powell v. Bradley

The opinion of the court .was delivered by

Porter, J.:

This is an original proceeding in mandamus to compel the defendant, as clerk of' the district court of Linn county, to issue a writ of possession. On August 4,1911, J. B. Powell obtained a judgment in the district court, in an action wherein he was plaintiff and Peter Boyd and others were defendants, for the possession of a certain quarter section of land and directing that if the defendants failed to surrender possession on or before September 4, 1911, a writ of ouster immediately issue putting plaintiff in possession. On September 7,…