noting that mandamus “will be used to correct acts and decisions of administrative agencies which are in violation of the law, where no other adequate remedy is provided”
How later courts described this case
- noting that mandamus “will be used to correct acts and decisions of administrative agencies which are in violation of the law, where no other adequate remedy is provided”
- “The ultimate interpretation of a statute is an exercise of the judicial power.”
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
*332 SHENK, J., and WARD, J., pro tem., Concurring.
We concur in the judgment on the ground that on the undisputed facts and the interpretation placed upon the statute the petitioner is entitled to the relief sought and granted.
A petition for a rehearing was denied March 7, 1941. Carter, J., voted for a rehearing.