Miles v. Metzger

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

These two actions of mandamus were brought against the secretary of revenue, the auditor general, and the state treasurer by James G. Miles and Henry A. Kelker, Jr., to compel the payment to them, respectively, of an informer’s fee in escheat and an escheator’s fee. The cases were tried on petition and return and resulted in judgments for plaintiffs. In each case the defendants’ appealed, and by agreement the appeals were argued together.

The facts, as to which there is no dispute, may be summarized as follows: On March 20, 1930, Miles informed the secretary of…