State Ex Rel. Yonge v. Franklin

In mandamus proceedings it is alleged that the relators had obtained a judgment at law against the Board of Commissioners of Everglades' Drainage District, a governmental body corporate, for professional legal services and expenses rendered by relators to the official Board, and that the execution issued on the judgment at law had been returned “unsatisfied.” The Board operates under statutory authority and has authority to administer and disburse funds as provided by statute under which taxes are levied for governmental purposes.

Upon petition filed, an alternative writ of mandamus was issued…