State Ex Rel. Axleroad v. Lee

This court overruled a motion to quash an alternative writ of mandamus commanding the State Comptroller to “issue a warrant drawn on the State Treasurer” to pay the salary of the relator, who is a statutory officer of the State, State, ex rel. Axleroad, v. Lee, State Comptroller, 132 Fla. 512, 181 So. 9.

Subsequently a petition was presented by the same relator stating in effect that the State Comptroller had signed the warrant for relator’s salary, but as the Governor declined to countersign the warrant, the State Treasurer will not pay the warrant. Petitioner asks that this court “di rect…