State Ex Rel. Trenholm v. Yelle

The relator seeks a writ of mandate from this court to compel the state auditor to issue to him a warrant in the sum of one thousand dollars. His claim is rested upon a certain provision of the general appropriation act passed by the legislature of 1933, which, so far as is material here, reads as follows:

“Sec. 2. The following sums, . . . are hereby appropriated out of any of the monies in the several funds in the state treasury hereinafter named •. . .:

“From the Accident Fund.

“For the relief of Samuel Trenholm...$1,000.00

“In full settlement of claim for injuries.” Chap. 190, Laws of 1933,…