Woody

Petitioner, County of Tulare, filed its petition for a writ of mandate in the Superior Court of Kings County. The petition alleges that during the year 1929 certain persons, firms and corporations whose names are contained in an exhibit attached to said petition and by reference made a part thereof had their actual domiciles and residences in the County of Tulare and were the owners and operators of 240 motor vehicles which during said year were registered with the motor vehicle department of the state of California; that said owners in their respective applications for registration of said motor vehicles stated that their postoffice addresses were the city of Delano in Kern County; that during the said year the state controller of the state of California drew his warrants upon the motor vehicle fund in favor of Kern County and paid to Kern County that portion of the net receipts of said fund which he estimated was due to Kern County and in making such estimate allotted to Kern County the motor vehicles registered by the aforesaid owners who were actual residents of Tulare County in addition to other vehicles that were owned by residents of Kern County; that the amount paid by…