Peopel ex rel. Allen v. Frink
| Decision Date | 30 April 1875 |
| Citation | 32 Mich. 96 |
| Court | Michigan Supreme Court |
| Parties | The People on the relation of William M. Allen and another v. Marshall D. Frink |
Submitted on Briefs, April 30, 1875
Application for Mandamus.
Writ denied, with costs to respondent.
Chadwick & Potter, for relators.
Atkinson Bros., for respondent.
Application is made bye the moderator and the director of a school-district for a writ of mandamus to require the respondent, who is assessor of the district, to pay a certain warrant drawn upon him by them in favor of a school teacher.
The respondent shows for cause, among other things, a want of funds, and as this showing is not in any way impugned, nor any attempt made to question its correctness, the writ must be denied, with costs to respondent.
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