Clarken v. Blomstrom

Plaintiff brought this action in mandamus to compel the declaration of a vacancy in the office of school director and the consequent appointment of some legally qualified person to fill such vac ancy. An alternative writ of mandamus, directed to defendants, was issued by the court. Defendants appeared by motion to quash the writ and by demurrer to the petition. The motion was denied, and the demurrer was overruled. Defendants Blomstrom and Uden filed an answer which admitted, in large part, the allegations of the petition, denying only such portions thereof as were “inconsistent with the…