Commerce Trust Co. v. Paulen

The opinio'n of the court was delivered by

Hutchison, J.:

This is an original proceeding in mandamus to compel the issuance of duplicate coupons to take the place of coupons formerly issued, which have since been lost or destroyed while owned by the plaintiff. The answer of the defendants denies that the plaintiff is entitled to the relief prayed for, and that the writ states a cause of action and prays that the action be dismissed.

It is stipulated that the petition and application correctly state the facts. The only question involved is whether a coupon detached from the bond to which it was…