Bacon & Sons v. Jones

In November, 1899, A. S. Bacon & Sons applied to the judge of the superior court for a writ of prohibition against a magistrate, seeking to prohibit him from exercising jurisdiction in a certain case. The judge granted the writ, and to his action no exception was taken. The case was regularly returned to the superior court, and in February, 1902, it was reached upon the docket and was tried before a jury upon the issues of fact made by the petition and answer. Evidence was introduced by both parties. The jury found for the defendant; whereupon the plaintiffs filed their bill of exceptions…