Dallas County v. Lockhart

Mr. Judge HICKMAN

of the Commission of Appeals delivered the opinion for the court.

This is an original proceeding instituted in this Court by Dallas County, acting through its Commissioners Court, to compel by mandamus the Honorable Charley Lockhart, State Treasurer, to permit the redemption for refunding of certain bonds heretofore issued by the county and held by him in his official capacity. The exact nature of the relief sought will be more fully stated after a recital of the history of the transactions leading up to the litigation.

On January 2, 1905, Dallas County issued bonds known as…