State Ex Rel. Terry v. Holtkamp

Edward W. Terry, Public Administrator and ex-of-ficio public guardian of St. Louis County, seeks by prohibition in this court to restrain Judge Holtkamp from proceeding with an inquiry into the sanity of Hugh W. Thomasson, of whom relator claims to have been duly appointed guardian November 27, 1931.

The facts pleaded in the petition, not specifically admitted, are denied in the return of respondent, and all facts pleaded in the return not specifically admitted are denied in relator’s reply. Nearly all the essential facts are admitted on both sides. Both sides in their pleadings and in their…