State ex rel. Boxberger v. Burns

Relator seeks a peremptory writ of mandamus requiring the respondents, the county commissioners of Douglas county, to provide relief for himself and family and all other poor and destitute persons similarly situated in said county. In response to a demand for such action, the board adopted a resolution denying relief for that the funds available for such purpose were exhausted. The case was heard before seven district judges sitting en banc (Hastings, Leslie, Fitzgerald, Rhoades, Thomsen, Sears and Yeager) who denied the application of relator.

The petition alleges that the relator is a…