State Ex Rel. Ballard v. Jefferson Circuit Court

The relator commenced an original action in this court to mandate the respondent to grant a change of judge, and to prohibit further action on an indirect contempt for which relator was cited subsequent to the filing of the motion for change of judge.

Upon the showing of relator the alternative writ of prohibition issued and the respondent was given time to show cause why the temporary writ should not be made permanent, and why he should not be mandated to grant the requested change of judge.

No return was made by the respondent, and we must assume the facts to be as set out in the showing. ..

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