United States ex rel. Jarman v. Work

VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justice.

Appellant, plaintiff belqw, filed a petition for a writ of mandamus to compel defendant, Secretary of the Interior, to allow certain claims alleged to be due the plaintiff under War Minerals Relief Act of March 2, 1919, 40 Stat. 1272, § 5, as amended by the Act of November 23, 1921, 42 Stat. 322 (Comp. St. Ann. Supp. 1923, § 311514/15e).

It appears that during the month of June, 1918, and prior thereto, relator was operating a chrome property in California. It is alleged that the operations lyere being carried on “by reason of a request by the Department of the…