State Ex Rel. Reed v. Spanaway Water District

— Plaintiffs below sought by mandamus to compel dissolution of Spanaway water district by the commissioners thereof, pursuant to the provisions of Rem. Rev. Stat., § 11602 [P.P.C. § 994-51] (Laws of 1929, chapter 114, § 25, p. 244). The demurrer of defendant commissioners to the application for the writ of mandamus was sustained. Plaintiffs elected to stand on the demurrer. They have appealed from the order of the trial court dismissing their application for the writ.

The basic question in this appeal is whether Rem. Supp. 1941, § 8931-11 et seq. (Laws of 1941, chapter 87, § 1, p. 211),…