State ex rel. Walsh v. Vogel

This was an application for an alternative writ commanding the respondent, who is clerk of the St. Louis circuit court, to issue execution upon a certain judgment in favor of plaintiff’s relator, or show cause why he should not do so. The alternative writ was waived. Respondent appears and demurs to the petition. The facts which are admitted by the demurrer are as follows : —

Thomas J. Dailey was administrator of the estate of James Roddy. Dailey, as administrator, began a replevin suit against one Patrick Roddy to obtain possession of certain personalty which Dailey claimed asjselonging to…