U.S.D. No. 490 v. Board of Butler County Comm'Rs

The opinion of the court was delivered by This is an original action in mandamus brought by U.S.D. No. 490, Butler County against the Board of County Commissioners of Butler County. This action is prompted by the refusal of Butler County officials to remit to U.S.D. No. 490 the interest portion of a settlement in United States District Court of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company, et al. v. Harley Duncan, cases Nos. 80-4172, -4173, -4176, -4181 and -1690 (the 4-R Act cases). The county paid the tax portion of the settlement to petitioner but refused to pay the interest.