State ex rel. Western Reference & Bond Ass'n v. Kinney

This is an original action in mandamus. The relator is a private employment agency and seeks td compel the secretary of labor of Nebraska to issue it a license to do busi*575ness as such. The respondent refused to issue a license because relator refused to comply with section 48-508, Comp. St. 1929, fixing the maximum compensation which an employment agency may collect. The respondent’s answer seeks to justify the refusal to issue the license for the reason as above stated, and specifically alleges that the business of a private employment agency is vitally affected with a public interest, and…