Dunshee v. Manning

— On May 8,1942, the court ordered issued an alternative writ of mandamus directing G. F. Manning, as state superintendent of public health, to approve the salary claim of the petitioner, J. D. Dunshee, as an employee of the public health department of the State of Arizona, or show cause why he has not done so. He did not approve the claim but in his return gave the reasons why. Along with the return he filed a motion to quash the alternative writ and dismiss the petition upon the ground that this court has no jurisdiction of the matter in that the petitioner has a plain, speedy and adequate…