United States Coal & Coke Co. v. Kitts

Fox, Judge:

This is an original jurisdiction proceeding in prohibition, on the part of United States Coal and Coke Company, hereinafter called “petitioner”, against H. B. Kitts, a Justice of the Peace of Mercer County, West Virginia, and George H. Carroll, trading and doing business in the name of Carroll Motor Sales, hereinafter referred to as “respondents”.

On January 12, 1937, Carroll, in the name of Carroll Motor Sales, recovered a judgment for $50.50 and $10.50 costs, against one E. P. Terry, before respondent, H. B. Kitts, justice of Mercer County. On March 4, 1943, the said justice…