Board of Supervisors v. Miners & Merchants Bank

— Miners and Merchants Bank, a corporation, plaintiff, filed a petition for a writ of mandamus against the board of supervisors of Yuma county, called the supervisors, and the board of directors of the Gila Valley Power District, called the directors, seeking to compel them to include in the budget of the district certain items. An alternative writ was issued and after a motion to quash and dismiss the petition was denied, the case was heard on its merits before the court without a jury, after which the alternative writ was made peremptory, and this appeal was taken.

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