State ex rel. Brainerd v. Grimes

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dunbar, C. J.

This is an application for a writ of mandamus, commanding the respondent, as state auditor, *192to draw a warrant in favor of the petitioner, for the sum of §83.33, on account of salary as a member of the board of state land commissioners. The petition sets up the qualifications of the officer, the due presentation of the bill and all such formal requirements; and while the respondent interposes a general demurrer that the petition does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action, the only ground urged by respondent is, that no…