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Of this writ it is said that it lies to prevent failure of justice. 

 It extends to the control of all inferior tribunals, corporations, 

 public officers and persons. It may be granted by an appellate 

 court to require a judge to settle and allow a bill of exceptions. 



In the case of Fischer & Leincke v. Houston Bros & Co.y 

 Judge King made an ex parte order to which defendants took 

 exceptions. The judge refused to allow their exceptions to be 

 recorded. The defendants then applied to Associate Justice Richard- 

 son, who upon their petition issued a mandamus to Judge King to 



103. I.IBERIAN JUDGES AND LAWYERS 



allow their exceptions to be noted or show cause why he refused 

 to do so. The judge upon this declared that he would have nothing 

 further to do with the case, and thus created the impression that 

 the judges of the Supreme Court were exercising an authority not 

 warranted by law. 



It would have been impossible to have had the order of Judge 

 King reviewed on appeal, unless the defendants' exceptions were 

 on record. 



The law on Appeals, Chap. XX., sec. 10, ist Liberian 

 Statutes, declares : " The Court to which the appeal is taken shall 



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