Prudential Building & Loan Ass'n v. Shaw

Mr. Judge CRITZ

delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section A.

This is an original mandamus proceeding filed in the Supreme Court by the Prudential. Building & Loan Association of Dallas, hereafter referred to as the Association, against James Shaw, Banking Commissioner of the State of Texas, hereafter referred to as the Commissioner, to compel him to receive, consider and pass upon the application of the Association to have its liabilities to its stockholders written down and reduced, as provided under Sec. 57, Chap. 61, Acts Second Called Session, 41st Legislature, 1929. The…