Stapleton v. Frohmiller

F. H. Stapleton, hereinafter called petitioner, brought this original proceeding for a writ of mandamus against Ana Frohmiller, state auditor of the state of Arizona, hereinafter called respondent, asking that she be compelled to issue to petitioner certain salary warrants. The facts of the case are in nowise in dispute and may be stated as follows:

The legislature of Arizona, at its first special session in 1936, adopted chapter 13, commonly known as the “Unemployment Compensation Act of 1936,” the material portions of which read as follows:

“Sec. 10. Unemployment Compensation Commission. (a)…