State Ex Rel. Woodward v. Lee

The State of Florida upon the relation of F. P. Woodward procured a writ of mandamus directed to J. M. Lee, as Comptroller of the State, to compel him to "draw and issue to relator, F. P. Woodward, warrant or warrants on the State Treasurer in the aggregate sum of one thousand, four hundred and seventy-one dollars and eighty cents ($1,471.80) in payment of the salary of said F. P. Woodward as 'Assistant Engineer' for the period from January 18th, 1933, to July 1st, 1933."

The allegations of the alternative writ, aside from those matters alleged of which the Court will take judicial knowledge,…