Supreme Court of Missouri October 15, 1834 (Wilson v. Tiernan)

Wash, J.,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Tiernan, the defendant in error, made application to the Circuit Court for a writ of prohibition to be directed to one John Trimble, a Justice of the Peace for the County of Washington, commanding him to forbear issuing an execution on a certain judgment rendered by him against said Tiernan, in favor of said Wilson,, which was granted accordingly ; to