Stockburger v. Riley

—Petitioner seeks, by this proceeding in mandamus, to compel the controller of the state to draw a warrant in payment of a claim for services rendered pursuant to an agreement entered into between the state of California and American Building Maintenance Company.

By this agreement the American Building Maintenance Company, called the contractor therein, agreed to furnish to the state all labor and materials necessary to clean the windows in certain of the state buildings in the city of Sac ramento. The agreement specifies the several buildings, and fixes a schedule by which this work is to be…