Springer v. Superior Court

In this matter, the relator, a plaintiff in an action pending in the superior court of Spokane county, prays for a writ of mandate directing a judge of that court to enter judgment in accordance with the prayer of her complaint. The writ is sought upon the ground that, after issue had been joined by complaint, answer, and reply, the defendants filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings, which the court overruled. A few days after the entry of the overruling order, the plaintiff moved for judgment, which the trial court refused, and still refuses, to enter.

Plaintiff, as relator in this…