Scott v. Boyle

This is an original proceeding in mandamus in this court to compel the defendant, as auditor, to draw a warrant in favor of the plaintiff for the amount due him on his salary as deputy sealer of weights and measures of the city and county of San Francisco. The auditor claims that no such office exists and that the plaintiff’s appointment thereto is void.

Mandamus is an appropriate remedy to compel an auditing officer to issue a warrant for the compensation of the employees or officers of a city, county, or state, where the amount thereof is so fixed by law, ordinance, or otherwise that the act…