Inter-Mountain Republican | 1908-05-29 | Page 8 | Stenographers Win Their Test Case

STENOGRAPHERS WIN JN THEIR TEST CASE Supreme Court Decides They I Arc Are Entitled to Regular Mileage Fees The stenographers 1 have han won out ut in their thell fight for fOl their i railway all way mileage against the tate state board of or examine Y Yesterday the Uie supreme court re returned returned re- re turned an o opinion in th a ease case e of state ex CX le eel reI Justin R n. Davis again the board of ot examiners In which rh the they or order er the writ walt of mandate mandat asked t to III compel om I the board to audit and allow Allou his claim tiM for mileAge Th The board set up th the tho claim that t lii It- It amount claimed could not be roco cred ered as the legislature lalure had limit 1 the amount of at mileage to hilt tin the stenographers had actually paid out The court held that while i iwas u il was true truo hut In the act making Q ap appropriations ap- ap p- p for Ol general purposes for foi forthe I Ithe the t two Vo following years ealS limited th amounts to be bc paid for Cor or mileage It did not apply to tu contracts already allend In lii tore fore The fhe The opinion was vas written by Justice Fi Frick ick the tho oth other othet l' l Justices conc concurring The fI fh il Davi rase ose was a test lest c case se un he the outcome will be bl a matter of ot r r.- r. to the fel stenographers of or th the th state tat ill all of Jf whom me t more or 01 lev les a affected