Pasadena City High School District v. Upjohn

The Pasadena City High School District

of Los Angeles County and Pacific Electric Railway Company have joined in a petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the respondents as superintendent of schools and auditor, respectively, of the county of Los Angeles, to approve and issue certain warrants ordered by the school board of the High School District in favor of the railway company.

The facts are undisputed. The Pasadena City High School District comprises the territory included within the cities of Pasadena and Sierra Madre and unincorporated territory between and separating said cities. The…