referencing the "long standing practice of the Attorney General to refuse to approve [securities] as long as litigation questioning their validity is pending"
How later courts described this case
- referencing the "long standing practice of the Attorney General to refuse to approve [securities] as long as litigation questioning their validity is pending"
- seeking to force the attorney general to approve a river authority’s revenue bonds
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
SMITH, Justice
(dissenting).
I do not disagree with the Court’s holding on the question raised by the Respondent, the Attorney General of Texas. However, I do disagree with the action of the Court in deciding the questions when it is obvious that this Court is without jurisdiction to issue a writ of mandamus. In view of the record in this case, I would deny the writ of mandamus. By taking this course the Court would be following sound legal precedent.