State Ex Rel. Keefe v. Cotton

We are confronted here with a writ of error from a judgment quashing an alternative writ of mandamus and an appeal from a decree denying a temporary restraining order. As to the mandamus proceeding it appears that in February, 1932, the State on relation of John S. Harris and others filed its petition for alternative writ of mandamus against W. M. Cotton as City Manager, and Frank Wilson as Director of Finance of the City of St. Petersburg, commanding them to transfer and pay to’ relators specified amounts due them on certain coupons more particularly described therein or show cause why they…