Moore v. Auditor General

This is a mandamus proceeding to compel the respondent to issue state deeds to relator for the lands described in the petition, which lands, it is claimed, were held as state tax lands, and were subject to sale as such at the time of the application of relator hereinafter mentioned. It appears that in December, 1898, relator wrote a letter to the auditor general, inclosing $500, and asking for the amount necessary to pay to purchase the lands mentioned. Some correspondence took place between the relator and respondent upon this subject, in the course of which the relator was informed that it…