Cramer v. Sheppard

Relator filed an original petition for writ of mandamus to compel the respondent to issue him a warrant for compensation alleged to be due him as Special Judge of the 95th Judicial District Court for Dallas County, to which position he had been duly elected by the practicing lawyers of Dallas County, in the absence of the regular judge, who had failed to hold court, as authorized by Article 1887, R. C. S. 1925. Judge Dick Dixon, the regular judge, accepted a temporary appointment as Major in the Army of the United States, took the oath of office on August 13, 1942, and wrote a letter to the…