Bingham v. McGehee

Petition for mandamus against a county superintendent of schools to require him to countersign a school warrant under the provisions of an act of the Legislature of 1931. The defense to the suit was that the warrant was illegally issued. The writ was granted, and the county superintendent has appealed. As defined by our statute and construed by this court, mandamus will issue whenever the refusal or failure of an officer to act in a matter, in which it is his plain duty to act, may deprive one of his legal rights. Crawford & Moses’ Digest, § 7021. Maddox v. Neal, 45 Ark. 121; Snapp v.…