State Ex Rel. Cone v. Bruce

Herein relator applied for a writ of prohibition directed to Leslie A. Bruce as Judge of the Circuit Court of Johnson County, Missouri, to prevent him from proceeding further in a citation issued by him against relator for contempt.

Our preliminary rule to show cause why the writ should not issue was served upon respondent, who, in due time, made return thereto. A reply to the return was filed by relator in which the legal propositions in the return are denied and certain matters are alleged, tending to show no contempt was exercised or intended. A motion to quash the preliminary rule was…