Raleigh County Bank v. Sims

Given, Judge:

Petitioner, Raleigh County Bank, in its petition in mandamus, prays that a peremptory writ be awarded by this Court requiring defendant, Edgar B. Sims, Auditor of the State of West Virginia, to issue a warrant on the Treasurer of the State for payment of the sum of $472.83. The Court of Claims found the State to be morally liable to defendant for that sum and recommended payment thereof to the Legislature. The Legislature adopted the finding of the Court of Claims, declared it to be “the moral obligation of the State to pay the said claim of Raleigh County Bank ip the amount of…