Powers v. Webster
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Griffin, J., entered November 10, 1906, dismissing an action to set aside and cancel a deed of state lands, upon sustaining a demurrer to the complaint.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
The appellant brought this action to set aside a sale of school lands, to cancel a deed therefor, executed by the state to respondent Croft, and to compel the respondent Ross, the state land commissioner, to re-offer the land for sale. The lower court sustained a demurrer to the amended complaint, upon the grounds that the court had no jurisdiction, plaintiff had no legal capacity to sue, there is a defect of parties, and that the complaint fails to state facts sufficient *100to constitute a cause of action. The plaintiff refused to plead further, and the action was dismissed.
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