State Ex Rel. Knight v. Hanway

Given, Judge:

In this original proceeding in mandamus petitioner, Albert B. Knight, a resident and taxpayer of the City of Fairmont, a municipal corporation, seeks to have the respondent, James H. Hanway, Mayor of Fairmont, execute revenue bonds in the amount of $3,500,000 for the construction of a toll bridge over the Monongahela River, -within that city. Respondent demurred to the petition, and also filed an answer thereto. .Petitioner filed his demurrer to the answer. The answer of respondent states: “That all allegations of fact contained in the said petition are true.” . ;

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