Howes v. Abbott

Belcher, C. C.

Application for a writ of mandate. The court below refused to grant the writ, and thereupon this appeal was taken.

The facts are these: The appellant, Howes, was a supervisor, and the respondent, Abbott, was the auditor, of the county of Tuolumne during the year 1887. The board of supervisors of the county held a special session, lasting two days, in June, and a regular session, lasting eight days, in July, of that year. The appellant attended each meeting of the board, and in doing so traveled from his residence to the place of meeting and back, a distance of twelve miles, each…