Journal Publishing Co. v. Whitney

The Court.

This appeal is taken from a judgment of dismissal of a petition for a writ of mandate after sustaining a demurrer to said petition.

The object had in view by the petitioner was to compel the defendant, who is the tax collector of the county of Los Angeles, to advertise and publish the delinquent tax list in the newspaper of the plaintiff, a publishing company.

The demurrer is general in its nature, and is to the effect that the complaint does not show facts sufficient for a good cause of action.

*284The whole matter turns upon the question whether or not, under the law of this state, it is…