State ex rel. Douglas v. Tune

Counsel for relator has made a terse and clear statement of this ease in his brief. It reads as follows:

“This is an original proceeding by mandamus to compel the members of the Board of Complaint in the City of St. Louis to allow the relator, or his agent or attorney, to inspect and "make a copy of the letter written November 29, 1916, by Lawrence McDaniel and George E. Thomas, in which libelous statements were made against the relator, who is an employee of the city of St. Louis, in the Sewer Department.

“The Board of Complaint was created by the Charter of the city of St. Louis, and by that…