State Ex Rel. Robbins v. Scofield

This is an appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county granting a peremptory writ of mandate directed to the several members of the board of county commissioners of Pierce county, directing that board to issue warrants on the county treasurer to pay to the relator (respondent here) and others similarly situated, a pension of $33.33% per month under the provisions of chapter 106, Laws of 1935, p. 259.

From the pleadings and from the agreed statement of facts, the situation appears to be substantially as follows: The relator is an indigent blind person within the meaning of…