Dittus v. Cranston

The Budget Act of 1958 appropriated the sum of $594,089 to be paid from the Fish and Game Preservation Fund to the Secretary of the State Board of Control.

This sum was reduced by the Governor to $350,000, and petitioner filed a claim with respondent for a warrant in that amount. Respondent rejected the claim, stating that the attorney general had advised that its validity should be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. In this proceeding in mandamus petitioner seeks to compel respondent to honor her claim.

Two questions are presented for decision: First, is the sum appropriated to…