People ex rel. Smith v. Flagg

On July 8,1856, an alternative mandamus was issued from this court, requiring the defendant, as comptroller of the city of Hew York, to draw his warrant upon the chamberlain of that city, directing him to pay to the relator $1250, which he claimed to be due to him for services performed by ' him under a resolution of the common council of such city, and which warrant, the same common council, by another resolution, adopted after the services had been rendered, had directed the *233comptroller to draw; and, in default thereof, to make known why he should refuse to do so. The defendant refused to…