Barber v. Robinson

L. W. Barber, as tax-collector of Seminole County, brought a suit for mandamus against L. R. Robinson and others, as members of the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of the county, to compel the issuance of a county warrant to the plaintiff for an amount claimed by him as fees for official services in furnishing to the commissioners lists of tax defaulters for several years. The court sustained a general demurrer to the petition, and the plaintiff excepted. The law prescribing the services alleged to have been performed by the plaintiff and fixing the rate of compensation therefor…