Grand Lodge of I. O. G. T. v. Markham

Citations

• 102 Cal. 169
• 36 P. 423
• 1894 Cal. LEXIS 611

Syllabus

<p>Support op Orphans—Construction op Statute—Mandamus.—Under the act of March 25, 1880, appropriating money for the support of minor orphans, half orphans, and abandoned children, an institution supporting such minors, for whose support there has been paid by others a sum of less than ten dollars per month, is entitled to receive from the state, on account of such minors, the full sum appropriated by section one of that act, without any deductions of the sums paid by private persons, and a peremptory writ of mandate.will be issued to compel such payment.</p>