State v. Crawford

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

The court of industrial relations by the vote of two of its members designated Leon Besson as “chief mine inspector.” The state, on the relation of the attorney-general, brings this proceeding in quo warranto against Besson, joining as defendants the members of the industrial court, challenging his right to hold the place by reason of his not having passed an examination required by the statute as a qualification therefor. The case is submitted upon demurrers to the petition filed by Besson and the two'members of the industrial court who…