Florida Ex Rel. Wailes v. Croom

Memorandum opinion, by direction of the court, by

Mr. Chief Justice White.

This is an action in mandamus. The party proceeded against in the state court was A. C. Croom, sued in his official character as comptroller of the State of Florida. On January 16, 1912, the Supreme Court of Florida affirmed a judgment denying the writ. On April 11, 1912, this writ of error was sued out by the relator below, and Croom, comptroller, was named as defendant in error. Citation was served by delivering a copy to the Attorney General of the State of Florida. • The attorneys who represented the defendant in the…