State ex rel. Kiggins v. Woolson
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Clarke county, Back, J., entered1 January 8, 1917, dismissing an action for a writ of mandamus to compel a police judge to grant a change of venue in a criminal cause.
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, C. J.
This is an action in mandamus to compel respondent, as police judge of the city of Camas, a municipal corporation of the third class in Clarke county, to grant a change of venue to the next nearest justice of the peace in the same county, in an action to recover a penalty of $800 for an alleged violation of a criminal ordinance of that city. Only questions of law being involved, relators moved for judgment on the pleadings. The motion was denied', and the action was dismissed. Relators appeal.
The sole question presented is whether or not a change of venue will lie from the police court of a…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State of v. HagimoriWashington Supreme Court · 1910
- City of Puyallup v. SnyderWashington Supreme Court · 1896
3Cited by3 opinions
- City of Camas v. KigginsWashington Supreme Court · 1922
- State Ex Rel. Colvin v. Superior CourtWashington Supreme Court · 1929
- State ex rel. Kiggins v. HadleyWashington Supreme Court · 1919