Veterans' Welfare Board v. Riley

The petition for a writ of 'mandamus in this case involved the validity of three statutes passed by the legislature for veterans’ welfare and aid. We ordered a writ of mandate to issue as to those items of expense involving the validity of the “California Veterans’ Welfare Act” (Stats. 1921, p. 969) and the “Veterans’ Farm and Home Purchasing Act” (Stats. 1921, p. 815), but reserved the question as to the validity of those items involved in the Veterans’ Educational Act (Stats. 1921, p. 967) for further consideration. Upon this question we asked the parties to argue certain questions…