Maricopa County v. Osborn

— In response to a petition by the plaintiff, Maricopa county, Arizona, this court issued an alternative writ of mandamus directing the loan commission of the state, composed of the governor, auditor and state treasurer, to refund certain bonded indebtedness of Maricopa county or show cause why it has not done so, and in reply to the writ the loan commission moves that the petition be dismissed upon the ground that it does not state facts upon which any relief can be granted.

The sufficiency of the petition must be determined by the facts set up therein and these are as follows: On June 15,…