Sinking Fund Commissioners v. Philadelphia

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Linn,

These appeals are from a peremptory writ of mandamus for the payment of $7,667,015.04 to the commis sioners of the sinking funds which the law requires the City of Philadelphia to maintain. The commission is composed of two officers for the time being — the mayor and the city controller — and a third commissioner elected by city council. The petition for the writ was filed in the names of all the commissioners. The city controller, as a defendant, opposed the contentions of his fellow commissioners; he is one of the appellants. The other defendants included the City…