Crawford v. Payne

This is an original proceeding whereby the executors of the will of Hugh J. Crawford, deceased, ¡Seek to compel the auditor of Los Angeles County to issue a warrant in a sum claimed to be due for services rendered during his lifetime by the decedent as judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Los Angeles. Petitioners allege that Judge ¡Crawford received compensation at the fate of $7,500 pef year until August 23, 1933, at which time the legislature reduced the compensation of judges of the Municipal Court of Los Angeles to $6,500 per year and left the compensation !of the judges of the…