Rand, McNally & Co. v. Hartranft

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hadley, J.

This action was brought by appellant against respondents to enjoin them from an alleged interference with the contract rights of appellant to furnish certain school books for use in the schools of King county. Respondent Hartranft is the county superintendent of King county, and is ex officio a member of the board of education of the same county. He, with the remaining respondents, constitute the board of education of said county, organized under and by virtue of an act of the legislature as found in chapter 5, page 8, Laws of Extraordinary…