State Ex Rel. Newbold v. County of Buffalo

This was an action for a writ of mandamus against five members of the county board of Buffalo County, Nebraska, to compel the defendants to “approve and/or pay” five claims against the county. The relator was the sheriff of Buffalo County. The claims were for merchandise or services that had been furnished to the sheriff’s office by the claimants at the request of the sheriff.

The trial court found that except for one claim and part of another the claims had been disallowed for just cause; that the defendants’ refusal to approve the remaining claims was not for the purpose of interfering with…