Board of Education v. Runnels

The present controversy is upon an application for a mandamus to compel respondent, who is ex officio treasurer of relator, to deposit the school moneys in his hands in the First National Bank of Fort Huron, which made an accepted bid for the custody of such funds, and gave security to receive and hold them subject to the call of relator, as required by law, and to allow four per cent, interest. Respondent refused to transfer the moneys. An application by the bank for a mandamus was refused by us, as not being a proper remedy to enforce the contract. But now the board of education itself asks…