People ex rel. Coryell v. Barrett

This is a mandamus proceeding to reinstate plaintiff to the position of telephone operator in the Attorney General’s office and compel approval of payrolls carrying her name. Defendants abided by their amended motion to dismiss, which was denied and appealed from the judgment on the complaint.

The motion admits facts well-pleaded. Plaintiff became a civil service operator in 1938, with the ordinary duties of operating a switchboard and giving information to visitors at the office of the Attorney General. The legislature appropriated $1,500 per annum for one telephone operator in the Attorney…