State v. City National Bank of Austin

McKAY, Justice.

City National Bank of Austin (bank), ap-pellee, brought suit against the State of Texas (State), the State Commission for the Blind (Commission), the Executive Director of the Commission and its individual members, to recover rent alleged to be due the bank for office space occupied by the Commission. The State answered by alleging that no valid contract existed during the period sued for, and, therefore, no sum of money can be paid under the Constitution of Texas; moreover, the State alleged, the Board of Control (Board) had refused to approve any voucher for rent until it had…