People Ex Rel. Washington v. . Nichols

Several objections are presented by the respondent's counsel to the granting of the mandamus prayed for, which I will consider in their order.

He insists first that "the State does not owe the relator $20,000, and she had no right to demand a warrant for that sum until she had complied with a condition precedent, to wit, until she had procured the certificate of the three persons designated by the legislature," etc.

Procuring the certificate required by the statute is very clearly a condition precedent to any right to the money. If the relator has not obtained it she has no right, and of course…