American Oil Co. v. Bishop

The appellant, American Oil Company, filed its petition for a writ of mandamus against the board of supervisors of Simpson county, to which the board interposed a demurrer. The demurrer was sustained; the appellant declined to plead further; the cause was dismissed, from which judgment this appeal is prosecuted.

The petition alleged that the American Oil Company was engaged in the business of selling gasoline, motor fuel, and motor oils, greases, and lubricants; and that, during the years 1929 and 1930, it contracted to sell, and did sell and deliver, a large quantity of their merchandise to…