Madden v. Riley

By means of a writ of mandamus the petitioners seek to require the state controller to allow a claim and to draw his warrant in payment of necessary traveling expenses incurred by the Chief of the Division of Narcotic Enforcement of California, in attending a convention of the Pacific Coast International Association of Law Enforcement, held at Reno, Nevada, August 27, 28 and 29, 1940. The Governor and the Director of Finance of California approved the allowance as required by section 352 of the Political Code. The controller rejected the claim on the ground that the expense was not incurred…