Watson v. Greely

The petitioner, a freeholder and taxpayer in and a resident of the county of Tuba, presents to this court this petition for a writ of mandate to compel the respondent, as auditor of said county, to draw and issue his warrant in favor of petitioner, on the treasurer of Tuba County, for the sum of seventy-five dollars as in payment for certain alleged services performed by petitioner for said county.

The services for which petitioner by this proceeding is seeking to secure payment are alleged to have been performed by him under a contract with the county of Tuba arising under the authority…