Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Jones v. City of West Palm Beach
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 27, 1938No. 8299PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
The appellant moved for an alias peremptory writ of mandamus, and also for an order to show cause why the respondents should not be adjudged in contempt. The District Court sustained a demurrer to the first motion and overruled the second. The facts being undisputed, the question is whether the process prayed for should have been granted.
On October 16, 1935, a peremptory writ of mandamus was issued by the court below commanding appellees, before the 1st day of November, 1935, to levy and collect a tax for the said fiscal year, for the sole and exclusive use and benefit…
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