Quigley v. Phelps
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Albertson, J., entered December 12, 1912, dismissing an election contest for want of preliminary evidence to impeach the returns.
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.
— This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing a proceeding to contest an election. It involves the same proceeding a review of which by certiorari was sought and denied in State ex rel. Quigley v. Superior Court, 71 Wash. 503, 129 Pac. 83.
The contestant, claiming to have been elected county auditor of King county at the last general election, instituted proceedings in the superior court of King county against Byron Phelps as defendant, to set aside the certificate of election issued by the canvassing board declaring the defendant elected to that office. As pointed out by the trial court, the…
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