State ex rel. News Publishing Co. v. Milligan
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from Superior Court, Pierce County. Proceedings against S. G. Milligan for contempt in disobeying an order of injunction issued by the superior court of Pierce County.
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Appeal from Superior Court, Pierce County. Proceedings against S. G. Milligan for contempt in disobeying an order of injunction issued by the superior court of Pierce County. The action out of which this contempt proceeding arises was brought by the News Publishing Company, as a citizen, resident and taxpayer of the city of Tacoma, against the city of Tacoma, and its officers and agents, to restrain the said city from awarding any contract to W. A. Berry to do the public printing of said city, and to prevent the defendant city from permitting or authorizing the public printing of said city to…
1Opinion of the Court
*150The opinion of the court was delivered by
Dunbar, J.
This action involves the construction of § 48, art. 3 of the city charter of the city of Tacoma, which is as follows:
“Sec. 48. The city council shall annually let the public printing to the lowest and best bidder, who shall give a bond to the city, in such sum as may be fixed by the council, to well and faithfully perform the contract, should he receive the contract for doing the city printing, and it shall be the duty of the city council, after having let the contract for the city printing, to designate the newspaper published by the party…
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- In Re SawyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Ex Parte FISKSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
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- Cornelius v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1923
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- Times Publishing Co. v. City of EverettWashington Supreme Court · 1894
- State Ex Rel. Public Utility District No. 1 v. SchwabWashington Supreme Court · 1952
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