People's National Bank v. State ex rel. Emerson

— This is a proceeding by the appellees, who were, respectively, the assessor and the auditor of Gibson county, for a writ of mandamus to compel the appellant *354to grant to them an inspection of its books showing the names of its depositors, and the amounts to their credit on April 1, 1899. The action was brought in the Gibson Circuit Court in September, 1899, and a change of venue was taken to the superior court of Vanderburgh county. An alternative writ was issued, to which the appellant made its return in nine paragraphs; the first being a general denial, and the others setting up special…