# People ex rel. San Francisco Gas Co. v. Board of Supervisors

> California Supreme Court · November 17, 1858 · 1 Cal. Unrep. 68

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/5452653

## Case

- **Full name:** PEOPLE ex rel. SAN FRANCISCO GAS COMPANY v. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
- **Court:** California Supreme Court
- **Decided:** November 17, 1858
- **Citations:** 1 Cal. Unrep. 68
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court by Baldwin
- **Judges:** Baldwin, Terry
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

BALDWIN, J.
— In this case we understand the mandamus merely to direct that the supervisors shall proceed to audit the claims of the relator in this proceeding. This does not necessarily require of the board to allow the account. They have a discretion in respect to their action in this regard, and though they are compelled to proceed to act on the subject matter of the claim, yet the mandamus does not control or prescribe the mode or determine the result of their action.
The judgment is affirmed.
I concur: Terry, C. J.

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