Tilden v. Board of Supervisors
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court, Sixth Judicial District, Sacramento County. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Wallace, J.:
It is provided by the Act of April 25th, 1863, that the Board of Supervisors of Sacramento County “ shall not be sued in any action whatever,” but that they may be proceeded against by certiorari, mandamus, or injunction to prevent or compel their proceedings, “if the same can legally be prevented or compelled.”
Tilden presented a claim to the Board,.and it was disallowed. He then obtained a writ of mandamus from the Court below, commanding the Board to allow a specified . portion of the claim. From this judgment the Board bring this appeal.
In disallowing the claim…
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