Wright v. Ynchausti & Co.

This case was begun by a petition filed by Ynchausti and Company, Janúary 19, 1925, in the Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands, under § 2947 of the Compiled Acts of the Philippine Commission, 1907, for an original writ of mandamus directed to Ben F. Wright, Insular Auditor, to require him to countersign a warrant for 159,960 pesos drawn by the Insular Collector of Customs in favor of Ynchausti and Company. The Insular Auditor filed an answer, to which the petitioner demurred, on the ground that the facts stated therein were not sufficient to constitute a defense. The Supreme Court of the…