Treu v. Kirkwood

From 1947 to 1949, Florenz Treu was a noneivil service employee in the office of the lieutenant governor. By writ of mandate, the state controller and the treasurer have been ordered to approve and pay her claim “for overtime worked . . . for which petitioner was not compensated and was not given compensating time off.” The appeal is from that judgment.

In her petition for a writ of mandate, Miss Treu alleged that, prior to the time the work was performed, the lieutenant governor had established normal office hours and promised her compensating time off for work beyond those hours. All…