Board of Commissioners of Tulsa County v. Mars

The board of county commissioners of Tulsa county, hereinafter referred to as plaintiff, instituted this action in the district court of Tulsa county against A. Garland Mars, sheriff of Tulsa county, hereinafter referred to as defendant, as an action in mandamus to compel defendant to account to the county for certain funds received by him by way of profits for the feeding of federal prisoners confined in the county jail of Tulsa county. The alternative writ was issued, defendant filed his return and answer to the petition; the cause was tried to the court and a judgment was entered in favor…