Finerty, Auditor v. Bryan

—Appellees served as inspector, judge, and clerk, respectively, at the primary election held in Lake County on May 3, 1938. They seek by mandate to compel the board of commissioners, the county auditor, and the county treasurer of said county to pay them at the rate of $8 per day for the inspector, and $5 per day for the judge and clerk. The court overruled a demurrer to the complaint, from which the appellants have appealed.

The complaint alleges, in substance, that under the so-called “eight-hour day” act, the appellees are each entitled to $9 for the twenty-four hour period devoted by them…