Maxfield v. Pure Oil Co.

LOONEY, Justice.

After perfecting their appeal, appellants requested J. Lee 'Sanders, district clerk, to prepare a transcript; also applied to Mrs. J. L. Lattimore, official court reporter, for a transcript of the evidence. These officials prepared the records requested, but refuse to deliver same to appellants, or their attorneys, until their fees are paid. By an original application, appellants seek the issuance of writs of mandamus, directing the clerk and the reporter to deliver these records without prior payment of their fees, contending that they are fully protected by the appeal bond.

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