Brown v. Ruse
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Leon. Tried below before the Hon. Norman G. Kittrell. This suit, instituted to compel the commissioners court, by-mandamus, to issue a draft on the county treasurer for the amount approved on a school voucher, was before the Supreme Court at a former term, and will be found reported in 67 Texas, page 318.
1Opinion of the Court
Stayton, Associate Justice.
This cause was before this court at its last term, and it was then held that the indorsement made by the county judge on the claim now sought to be enforced, was not sufficient to show that the claim had been audited. (Brown v. Reese, 67 Texas, 318.) Nothing was there shown except the claim and its endorsement.
It now appears that the voucher given by the superintendent of schools for the county was filed in the county commissioners court for audit, and that, after the court had allowed the claim, the county judge, under its direction, made on it the following…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Sansom v. MercerTexas Supreme Court · 1887
- Brown v. ReeseTexas Supreme Court · 1887
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