Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Dearle v. Frazier
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 10, 1918No. 14515PublishedCited by 31 opinions
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Snohomish county, Bell, J., entered June 26, 1917, in favor of the plaintiffs, upon overruling a demurrer to the complaint, in an action in mandamus.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
This cause is one brought by the petitioners below, respondents on this appeal, to compel appellants, by writ of mandate, to give petitioners an examination in the course of Bible study and to compel appellants to give them high school credits for graduation for such Bible study.
“A large proportion of the early inhabitants of this country were driven from their native homes by religious persecution, and sought an asylum in a savage wilderness, preferring hardships, privations and danger rather than to submit to any interference with their right to worship Almighty God according to the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State ex rel. Weiss v. District Board of School District No. EightWisconsin Supreme Court · 1890
- Pfeiffer v. Board of EducationMichigan Supreme Court · 1898
- People ex rel. Ring v. Board of Education of District 24Illinois Supreme Court · 1910
- School District No. 20 v. BryanWashington Supreme Court · 1909
- Church v. BullockTexas Supreme Court · 1908
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Malyon v. Pierce CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1997
- Malyon v. Pierce CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1997
- Witters v. Commission for the BlindWashington Supreme Court · 1989
- People Ex Rel. Vollmar v. StanleySupreme Court of Colorado · 1927
- Calvary Bible Presbyterian Church v. Board of Regents of University of WashingtonWashington Supreme Court · 1967
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