State v. Dewey

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The proceeding is one to require the clerk of the district court of Sherman county to show cause why she should not be considered in contempt for declining to enter releases of certain judgments for costs appearing of record in the district court of Sherman county.

In three actions for damages commenced in the district court of Sherman county, entitled Berry v. Dewey, personal judgments were *16rendered in favor of plaintiffs and against Chauncey Dewey for sums of money and costs of the actions. Subsequently an action was commenced in this court…