CARMODY, Justice.
The state appeals from the action of the trial court in sustaining a motion to dismiss its complaint.
The basic question at issue is: May a gratuity, paid by the state but subsequently determined to have been granted unconstitutionally, be recovered back from the recipient?
For a proper understanding of the case, it is necessary to briefly discuss State ex rel. Mechem v. Hannah, 1957,
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