St. George's Society v. Sawyer

De Graff, J,

The instant writ of certiorari issued from this court on a petition alleging that the respondent municipal court of the city of Des Moines, Iowa, acting by and through Honorable H. H. Sawyer, Judge, exceeded its jurisdiction, and erred in-finding that the petitioners herein were'gnilty of 'contempt, .and in inflicting punishment thereunder. -

'■ The filed return discloses that, on the third day of March, 1926, E. J. Koloski claimed to be a member, in good standing, of the St. George’s Society, which, was. a lodge, duly incorporated under the laws of the state of Iowa, with its…