City of Ardmore v. Excise Board

This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court of Carter county denying the petition of the plaintiff in error for a writ of mandamus against the excise board of Carter county, wherein it was sought to require the excise board to approve an item in the financial estimate of the city of Ardmore, as follows: “Airport Lease, Five Thousand Dollars.” The excise board struck the item from the estimate and refused to make an appropriation therefor. Hereinafter the parties ivill 'be referred to as they appeared in the trial court.

The city of Ardmore acts through a board of commissioners…