Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Hill v. Superior Court

Washington Supreme Court

Decided May 20, 1892No. 596PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Original Application for Mandamus.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hoyt, J. —

By this proceeding relator seeks to compel the superior court of King county, and two of the judges thereof, to perform certain acts set out in his petition. There are three judges of the superior court of King county, and it is clear either that it takes all of them to make a complete court, and when action of the court is sought the proceeding must be against them all, or that any one of them constitutes a court when sitting as such, and can do any act in a case properly before him within *328the power of the court. Upon either of these…

2Cited by10 opinions

  1. Gerard-Fillio Co. v. McNairWashington Supreme Court · 1912
  2. Thill v. JohnstonWashington Supreme Court · 1910
  3. Woolen v. SloanWashington Supreme Court · 1917
  4. Clements v. CookWashington Supreme Court · 1920
  5. McInnis v. WatsonWashington Supreme Court · 1921

5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API