Christopherson v. Stanton
Utah Supreme Court
This was an original petition of Martin Christopherson against Charles E. Stanton, clerk of the county court, for mandamus.
Read the full summary
This was an original petition of Martin Christopherson against Charles E. Stanton, clerk of the county court, for mandamus. The purpose of the petition was to compel the said county clerk to pay mileage to the petitioner while engaged in committee work of the county court. ‘ One of the modes of interpreting a statute which is complicated, or of dubious construction, is to consider the contemporaneous construction put upon it by those who aré charged with its execution. ' It is matter of public notoriety and public history in this territory, that from the time the county courts were organized…
1Opinion of the Court
Miner, J.:
The petitioner alleges, in substance, that he is one of the duly elected and qualified selectmen in and for the county of Salt Lake, and, as such, has rendered services in the discharge of his duties as selectman, under the direction of the county court; that an itemized hill of account for such services was presented in due form, and alowed by the county court, amounting to the sum of $26; that Charles E. Stanton, the clerk of said court, upon request in due form, refused to issue and deliver to the petitioner a warrant for the payment of said claim. The petitioner therefore prays…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Bartch v. CutterUtah Supreme Court · 1890
3Cited by1 opinion
- Board of Commissioners v. BlakelyWyoming Supreme Court · 1912