Stirtan v. Blethen
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Tallman, J., entered May 5, 1913, dismissing an action for money paid, upon sustaining a demurrer to the complaint.
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.
This action was brought to recover expenses incurred by the plaintiff Catherine D. Stirtan at the instance of the defendant in promoting a recall movement against certain officials of the city of Seattle. A demurrer to the complaint was sustained. The plaintiffs electing not to amend, the action was dismissed. They appeal.
The complaint alleges the adoption, by the city of Seattle, of a charter prescribing the procedure for effecting the removal of elective officers; that, among other things, it provides that a petition, signed by voters equal in number to at least twenty-five per cent of the…
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