State Ex Rel. Decker v. Stanfield
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Original action for writ of mandamus by the State of Oklahoma, on the relation of V. S. Decker, County Attorney, against Wade S. Stanfield, District Judge.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
AMES, C.
This is an original action by the state, on the relation of V. S. Decker, county attorney of Creek county, seeking to compel Wade S. Stanfield, as district judge, to hold a term of court in that county. The petition alleges that upon the day fixed by law for convening the term the district judge opened court and announced that he would not tranasct any business of any kind, for the reason that the funds available for court expenses, under the estimate made and approved by the excise board of Creek county, had been exhausted, and that therefore he could not lawfully contract,…
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