Supreme Court of Missouri May 13, 1932 (Ex Parte Berkley)

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GANTT,

J.

Proceeding

in habeas corpus.

Petitioner seeks discharge from confinement under judgment of a notary public committing him for contempt. He was committed on refusal to be sworn and give his deposition in a case entitled: “In the Matter of the Estate of John W. Thompson, Dec’d., appeal of Sara E. Thompson and Marcella T.