Richmond City v. Epps
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of tlie Hustings Court of tlie city of Riclimond, rendered January 20, 1900, on an application for a mandamus, wherein the defendant in error was the petitioner, and the plaintiff in error was the respondent.
1Opinion of the Court
Riely, J.:
Thisús a writ of error to a judgment of the Hustings Court of the city of Richmond, upon a petition by the Sergeant of the city for a writ of mandamus to compel the Auditor of the city to issue a warrant upon its Treasurer for certain sums of money claimed by the Sergeant to be due him as jailer for receiving and supporting persons confined in jail for violating ordinances of the city, or under a capias pro fine for failure to pay fines imposed for violation of the said ordinances. The Hustings Court awarded the writ.
Mandamus no doubt lies to compel the payment of the salary or…
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