Trustees of Rutgers College v. Morgan

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Van Syokel, J.

This is an application for a writ of mandamus to compel the state comptroller to draw his warrant in favor of the treasurer of Rutgers college for $80,000.

The Claim for a mandamus is rested upon the following basis, which is set up in the brief for the relator as follows:

“By an act entitled ‘An act donating public 'lands to tire several states and territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts/ approved July 3d, 1863, the congress of the United States donated certain of the public lands to the…