State Ex Rel. Heglar v. Wheeler

The Whitman county game commissioners presented claims to the county auditor for payment. He refused to pay them without first submitting them to the board of county commissioners for examination and allowance. Upon such refusal, the county game commissioners brought action to compel the county auditor, by mandate, to issue his warrants in payment of the claims. Upon hearing, upon stipulated facts, the trial judge granted the mandate.

The sole question involved here is whether the auditing and allowance of the claims by the game commission, without also having been submitted to and allowed by…