State Ex Rel. Bismarck Tribune v. Steen

The relator applied to the district court of Burleigh county for a writ of mandamus to compel the defendant, John Steen, as state auditor, to issue to it a warrant in payment of a claim for printing done for the motor vehicle registration department. The district court after hearing denied the writ. The relator appeals.

The relator holds the contract for state printing, awarded pursuant to the provisions of § 51, Comp. Laws 1913, as amended.

In September, 1929, the registrar of motor vehicles requisitioned the printing commission for registration certificates and other supplies. Pursuant to…