City of Spokane v. Smith
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from orders of the superior court for Spokane county, Richardson, J., entered April 7 and 11, 1904, requiring a city attorney to approve a cost bill for witness fees, and overruling the city’s objections to the jurisdiction.
1Opinion of the CourtHadley, J.
This appeal involves a proceeding in the nature of mandamus against the corporation counsel of the city of Spokane and his assistant. Respondent was arrested and tried before the police court of said city, on the charge of permitting an animal to run at large within the city limits, in violation of a city ordinance. He was found guilty in the police court, and a fine was assessed against him. He appealed to the superior court where, by the verdict of a jury, he was found not guilty. A cost bill was thereupon filed for the fees and mileage of respondent’s witnesses who attended upon the trial…
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