McFarland v. McCowen

Citations

• 98 Cal. 329
• 33 P. 113
• 1893 Cal. LEXIS 921

Syllabus

<p>CLAIM AGAINST COUNTY—CONCLUSIVENESS OF ALLOWANCE BY SUPERVISORS — DUTY of Auditor—Mandamus.—Where a claim for services, which, if performed, is a legal charge against a county, has been duly presented to the board of supervisors of the county, regularly considered, allowed, and ordered paid, the action of the board is, in the absence of fraud, conclusive, and the auditor cannot lawfully refuse to draw his warrant therefor upon the treasurer upon the ground that such services were never rendered, and he may be compelled by writ of mandate to draw such warrant.</p>