Boyce v. Black

Maxwell, President:

This is a proceeding in mandamus, under the original jurisdiction of this court, to compel Frank Black, a justice of the peace of Clay County, to issue an execution on a judgment in favor of the relator and against Russell Young.

On February 2, 1937, relator recovered a judgment, before the justice, against Young for the sum of $67.46 and $16.00 costs. On February; 5, 1937, Young filed with the justice an appeal bond which was approved as sufficient. On February 24, within the time allowed by statute to the justice to forward a transcript of the proceedings before him to the…