Cain v. Burroughs Adding Machine Co.

Opinion op the Court by

Chief Justice Settle

Reversing.

In this action instituted in the Lawrence circuit court the appellee, Burroughs Adding Machine Company, sought a writ of mandamus to compel the appellant, W. T. Cain, treasurer of Lawrence county, to pay it a county warrant of $225.00 claimed to have been issued to it by virtue of an order of allowance made by the Lawrence fiscal court, for a Burroughs adding machine No. 262792 alleged to have been sold by it to the fiscal court and delivered to the county court clerk. The appellant treasurer resisted the right of appellee to the payment of…