City of Shawnee v. Epple

This is an action in mandamus commenced in district court by the defendants in error as owners of certain sewer improvement warrants issued by the city of Shawnee, to compel the local county treasurer to deliver to them certain money then in his hands representing the delinquent statutory interest due on said warrants and allegedly collected at a county resale of the particular realty for delinquent ad valorem taxes, special assessments and interest, penalties and costs.

The city on being made a party answered the alternative writ asserting its claim to 10/18ths of the interest aforesaid under…