State ex rel. McKinney v. Thrasher

This is a mandamus proceeding instituted here for the purpose of requiring the respondent, as presiding judge of the county court *439of Texas comity, to sign a salary warrant for the relator’s salary as hig’hway engineer. An issue of fact arose upon the pleadings and Hon. W. E. Barton of the Houston bar was appointed special commissioner to take the testimony and to report to this court his findings of fact and conclusions of law, which he has done and which are adverse to the respondent, but before the report was submitted here he resigned and no showing is made here that his successor has been…