Reclamation District No. 108 v. Gibson

This is a petition for a writ of mandamus to require the respondent to execute under section 3466a of the Political Code an oil lease of real property belonging to Reclamation District No. 108. The interveners, who hold in trust matured and unpaid bonds of said district of the face value of $702,000, have filed their answer to said petition, asserting that the proposed lease is unconstitutional and illegal because it violates the obligations of their bond contracts, contrary to the provisions of article I, section 10, of the Constitution of the United States, and article I, section 13, of the…