State ex rel. Maddaugh v. Ritter
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Ferry county, Pendergast, J., entered January 3, 1913, dismissing a proceeding in mandamus, after sustaining a demurrer to the petition.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
— The relators were granted a license to sell liquor in the town of Republic. After they had engaged in business for some time, the license was transferred, with the formal consent of the city council, to one Foley. Foley was thereafter prosecuted and convicted of the crime of selling liquor without a license, the court evidently holding that the transferred license was void for the reason that relators were not citizens of the United States at the time it was issued. Rem. & Bal. Code, § 6297 (P. C. 267 § 39). Thereupon the plaintiffs asked the city council to rebate or refund a part of the…
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