State ex rel. Fawcett v. Superior Court of Pierce County
Washington Supreme Court
Original Application for Prohibition.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Dunbar, J.
At a municipal election held in the city of Tacoma, the petitioner, Fawcett, and one Edward S. Orr were opposing candidates for mayor of said city. The election officers of said city returned to the council, which is the canvassing board, that 5,364 legal votes were cast for mayor. Upon the canvassing of the return by the council, it was found that petitioner, Fawcett, had received 2,688 votes and that Orr had received 2,681 votes, giving Fawcett a plurality of 2 votes. Thereafter Orr, not being satisfied with the election, instituted a…
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