Murrow Indian Orphans Home v. Childers

Murrow Indian Orphans Home, a corporation, has petitioned this court to assume original jurisdiction of its petition for mandamus, and upon consideration thereof to issue a writ to C. C. Childers, State Auditor of Oklahoma, and A. S. J. Shaw, State Treasurer of Oklahoma, directing them to audit, allow, and pay certain claims filed by said Home against the State of Oklahoma. It is asserted, and not denied by respondents, that the State Board of Affairs, acting under authority of House Bill 519, 1945 S.L. 437, made a contract with Home to care for certain orphan, dependent children; that Home…