U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Middle Tennessee July 28, 1892 (In re King)

Jackson, Circuit Judge.

In the consideration of this application there are a few well-settled general principles which should he borne in mind. While the writ of habeas corpus is a writ of right, being the remedy which the law gives for the enforcement of the civil right of personal liberty, it will not issue as a matter of course. Section 755, Rev. St.