Ham v. Garvey

NORVELL, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the District Court of Bexar County refusing appellant’s demand for a writ of mandamus requiring appellee, E. G. Garvey, in his official capacity as County Auditor of Bexar County, to countersign and deliver to appellant a warrant for the sum of $425, drawn upon the Road and Bridge funds of the County, in accordance with an order of the Commissioners’ Court of said County adopted September 3, 1940.

The controlling question under the facts of this case is one of the jurisdiction of the Commissioners’ Court. If said Court, in ordering the…