State ex rel. Race v. Cranney
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from Superior Court, Island County. — Hon. Geobge C. Hatch, Judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Dunbar, J.
The respondents move to dismiss the appeal herein for the reason that the appellant has no appealable interest in said cause. There seems to be nothing in this motion. If a party has sufficient interest to make him a party to an action, he has sufficient interest to appeal should the judgment be against him. The motion is denied.
This is a proceeding in mandamus. The alternative writ was not asked for, but a petition or complaint was filed alleging, in substance, that the petitioners had bought at tax sale the lands described in the petition;…
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