School District No. 14 v. School District No. 4
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Columbia Circuit Court. Charles W. Smith, Judge. The petition should show it to be a fact that there is a special fund in the hands of the county treasurer subject to the warrants of the district. This fund is to be provided in a certain way, and the petition should state that such was the fact.
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Appeal from Columbia Circuit Court. Charles W. Smith, Judge. The petition should show it to be a fact that there is a special fund in the hands of the county treasurer subject to the warrants of the district. This fund is to be provided in a certain way, and the petition should state that such was the fact. Const, art. 14, § 3; 38 Ark. 371; Gantt’s Dig., § 5524; Sand. & H. Dig., § 7104. The writ must show on its face what is claimed, and the facts on which the claim is based. High, Ext. Leg. Rem. 350; Moses, Mandamus, 206, 208; 3 Ark. 351; 54 Ark. 446; Moses, Mandamus, 123;- 28 Ark. 294;…
1Opinion of the Court
Battle, J,
On the 13th day of March, 1890, School District No. 4 recovered a judgment in the Columbia circuit court against School District No. 14 for the sum of $165.65 and costs. The directors of the latter district refused to draw a warrant on the county treasurer for the amount due on this judgment. On the 16th of August, 1893, the former filed a petition in the Columbia circuit court for a mandamus to compel the directors of the latter to issue a warrant in its favor for the amount of the judgment. On the 12th of September, 1893, the defendant filed its answer, in which, among other…
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