State Ex Rel. Heffernan v. Hoquiam

This is an action in mandamus to compel the issuance of city warrants in payment of a balance alleged to be due and owing' for services rendered to the city by a police officer. The court made findings of fact and conclusions of law, based upon which judgment was entered granting a peremptory writ of mandamus as prayed for. The city and its clerk have appealed.

The case was tried upon an agreed statement of facts, the substance of which we quote as follows:

The appellant city of Hoquiam is a municipal corporation of the second class, and as such is governed by Rem. Rev. Stat., §§ 9006-9089. The…