Anderson

Respondent herein petitioned the superior court to issue a writ of mandate compelling appellant, as the auditor of the county of Los Angeles, to issue to her a warrant on the county treasurer for the sum of one hundred dollars as salary to which she claimed to be entitled. It was alleged that during the month of December, 1914, respondent occupied the position of assistant probation officer of the county of Los Angeles. The writ was issued and the auditor appealed.

It is urged that the judgment was unwarranted because of the insufficiency of the evidence as to several material matters embraced within the findings of the court. The trial judge, in brief, determined the facts to be that: Petitioner, on the twelfth day of December, 1913, was on the civil service list as an eligible for appointment as assistant probation officer, and that on or about said twelfth day of December, 1913, she was nominated and appointed to the position by the chief probation officer and assigned to duty, and that she entered upon her duties as such officer, and ever since that time, to and including the month of December, 1914, continued to so act under the direction of the chief probation officer; that…