Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Swan v. Jones
Washington Supreme Court
Decided November 10, 1955No. 32831Published
1Opinion of the Court
47 Wn.2d 718 (1955)
289 P.2d 982
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, on the Relation of Edgar M. Swan, Appellant,
v.
R. DEWITT JONES, Prosecuting Attorney for Clark County, Respondent.[1]
No. 32831.
The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
November 10, 1955.
Everal Carson and E.M. Swan, for appellant.
R. DeWitt Jones and David C. Hutchison, for respondent.
FINLEY, J.
In this action, the relator is a citizen, resident, freeholder, and taxpayer of the city of Vancouver, Washington. He applied to the Clark county superior court for an order directing the respondent, the county prosecuting attorney, to institute…
Also in this document: Concurrence · Schwellenbach; Concurrence · Hamley.
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- Ogden v. SaundersSupreme Court of the United States · 1827
- Towne v. EisnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- United States v. SpragueSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
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