State Ex Rel. State Employees' Retirement Board v. Yelle

— The relator, state employees’ retirement board, instituted in this court an original mandamus action, seeking to compel respondent, the state auditor, to honor a voucher and issue a warrant in payment of a claim for refund of contributions made by a former state employee to the state employees’ retirement fund. An order to show cause was issued by this court, and in response thereto the state auditor appeared and demurred to relator’s petition. The matter is now before us on the pleadings and the law applicable to the case as presented thereby.

The facts, as set forth in the petition and…