Van Arsdale v. Justice

The applicant, John A. Van' Arsdale, moves for a writ of peremptory mandamus, requiring the cor- • poration counsel of the city of Buffalo to examine and pass upon the title to a certain piece of property in Buffalo, known as Josie place, which he claims the city has agreed to purchase of him for a high school site, and to certify said title, if found good, to the comptroller of the city; and thereupon directing the comptroller to countersign and deliver to the applicant a warrant of $39,480, theretofore drawn by the city clerk, pursuant to the action of the common council of the city, both…