Woollomes v. Woody

This is a proceeding in mandamus brought by the individual members of the board of directors of a county sanitation district (also members of the board of supervisors) against the auditor of Kern County, in his ex officio capacity as auditor of all county sanitation districts in said county, directing him, as such auditor, to draw warrants for compensation of plaintiffs, as such directors, for three years of service, based on the compensation purportedly authorized by section 4733 of the Health and Safety Code. Defendant demurred to the petition. It was overruled. The trial court later gave…