State Ex Rel. Pacific Bridge Co. v. Washington Toll Bridge Authority

This is an original application for a writ of mandamus whereby the relators, the three corporations which constructed the Narrows bridge in Pierce county, seek to compel the Washington toll bridge authority and the state officers who are its members to issue and approve vouchers and draw warrants for payment of the balance due on the construction contract.

It appears from the pleadings and the briefs that the following facts are not in dispute:

On November 25, 1938, the toll bridge authority entered into a contract with relators for the construction of a suspension-type bridge across a' reach…