HUGHES v. MEADE


453 S.W.2d 538 (1970)

Henry E. HUGHES, Petitioner, v. N. Mitchell MEADE, Judge, Fayette Circuit Court, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

April 30, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Keller, Lexington, for petitioner.

George E. Barker, Lexington, for respondent.


CLAY, Commissioner.

This is an original proceeding for a writ of prohibition against the Honorable N. Mitchell Meade, Judge of the Fayette Circuit Court. Petitioner, an attorney, seeks to restrain the respondent from enforcing a contempt ruling entered against him because of his refusal to answer a question as a witness in a criminal trial. Petitioner was not a party to, nor did he represent anyone as an attorney in such...

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