King v. Wooster

*626The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

Julia B. King brought this proceeding asking a writ of mandamus against Lorraine Elizabeth Wooster as state superintendent of public instruction, requiring her to approve the plaintiff’s account against the state for her services as secretary of the board of education from July 1, 1920, to September 9, 1920. The district court allowed the writ and gave judgment against the defendant for the plaintiff’s attorney’s fee. The defendant appeals.

The defendant seeks to justify her refusal upon the ground that the plaintiff was not entitled to…