Standard Oil Co. v. Graves
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Thurs-ton county, D. F. Wright, J., entered May 17, 1916, in favor of the plaintiff, upon overruling a demurrer to the complaint, in an action for an injunction.
1Opinion of the Court
Main, J. —
The purpose of this action was to enjoin the enforcement of the oil inspection act passed by the legislature-of this state. To the amended complaint, a demurrer was *293interposed and overruled by the trial court. The defendant refused to plead further and elected to stand upon his demurrer. Thereupon a judgment was entered granting a permanent injunction restraining the defendant from enforcing the law. From this judgment, the defendant appeals. The facts stated in the amended complaint, sufficient to an understanding of the questions here presented, may be summarized as follows :
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