State Ex Rel. La Follette v. Reuter

The attorney general seeks a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel the respondent to honor a $75.64 voucher and requisition. We deem the prayer for declaratory judgment on the questions raised of constitutionality to be determinative of all issues to be considered by this court.

The issues are as follows:(1) Do secs. 84.40-84.42, Stats., constitute classification prohibited by art. I, sec. 1, Wisconsin constitution, and do they deny equal protection of the law to the citizenry of Wisconsin ?(2) Does sec. 84.42, Stats., violate art. IV, sec. 31, Wisconsin constitution, in that it constitutes a…