State ex rel. Broussard v. Henderson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Certiorari from Court of Appeal, Parish of Iberia. Application by the state, on the relation of Edwin Broussard, district attorney, for writ of mandamus to George Henderson, sheriff. Judgment for plaintiff was affirmed by the Court of Appeal, and defendant applies for certiorari or writ of review.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
Relator applied to the district court for a writ of mandamus to compel the sheriff to pay over to him, from fines collected by the sheriff, after deducting a commission of 10 per cent, due to the latter, one-fifth of the balance, to which he alleges that he is entitled under the law. The sheriff alleged that the balance referred to belongs to the school board of the parish, and that it is his intention to turn it over to that body, unless he should be otherwise ordered by the court. The district court issued the mandamus, as prayed for, and its judgment having…
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