STATE EX REL. LEFFINGWELL v. SUPERIOR COURT NO. 2

No. 874S153.

321 N.E.2d 568 (1974)

STATE of Indiana On the Relation of Martha Leffingwell, Individually and As Clerk of the Blackford Circuit Court, Relatrix, v. SUPERIOR COURT NO. 2 of Grant County, Indiana and the Honorable Thomas G. Wright As Judge Thereof, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

December 31, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bonham & Wilson, Max C. Peterson, Peterson, Ervin & Barry, Hartford City, for appellant.

Thomas G. Wright, Judge in pro per.


ORIGINAL ACTION

GIVAN, Chief Justice.

Relatrix is the clerk of the Blackford Circuit Court. She has been cited for contempt in the Respondent court for refusing to obey the order of that court requiring her to issue a marriage license. She brings this original action for a permanent writ of prohibition commanding Respondents to refrain from making any findings, orders or entries in the matter of the contempt against her.

This Court conducted an emergency...

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