State ex rel. Davis v. Mortensen
Nebraska Supreme Court
Original application for a writ of mandamus to compel the state board of public lands and buildings to perform a contract for the hiring of convict labor.
1Opinion of the Court
Sullivan, C. J., In this case the relator, Davis, seeks by means of the writ of mandamus to compel respondents, who constitute the state board of public lands and buildings, to perform a contract for the hiring of convict labor. Two members of the board, Mr. Mortensen and Mr. Folmer, admit the execution of the alleged contract, assert its validity, and say they are ready and willing to comply with its terms. The other two members, Mr. Marsh and Mr. Prout, in effect, deny that the contract is valid and insist that, if valid, it cannot be enforced by mandamus. The Lee Broom & Duster Company, a…
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