Barry v. Phoenix Union High School

UDALL, Justice.

Appellee, Phcenix Union High School District, (petitioner in the court below) sought and obtained a peremptory writ of mandamus directing appellant (respondent) John H. Barry as County School Superintendent of Maricopa County to draw a warrant upon the County Treasurer of such county against the school fund of the district in the sum of $10,638.45, payable to Arizona Hardware Company, in partial payment of equipment for the school cafeteria. (The parties will be hereinafter referred to as they were in the lower court.) '

Respondent in defense of his refusal to issue the warrant…