Cope v. Flannery

By this action the petitioner sought a writ of mandate against the defendant, as auditor of the county of Sutter, commanding and directing the defendant to issue a warrant upon the treasurer of said county in favor of the petitioner, based upon a claim previously allowed by the board of supervisors of said county.

It appears from the transcript that the petitioner, a construction engineer, and the board of supervisors of the county of Sutter, on or about the fifth day of December, 1922, entered into a certain written contract for the preparation and submission by the petitioner to said board…