State Ex Rel. Madden v. Padberg

This is an original proceeding in prohibition whereby relator, as sheriff of the city of St. Louis, seeks to prohibit respondent, ITon. Eugene L. Padberg1, judge of the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, from going further with a proceeding pending before respondent against relator for contempt growing out of the manner in which the sheriff executed a certain writ o;£ fieri facias issued upon a judgment in a condemnation suit in said court.

On August 17, 1936, a preliminary rule in prohibition was issued and served upon respondent, who, in due time, made return. Thereafter, and on…