State ex rel. Orr v. Fawcett

The opinion of the court was delivered hy

Dunbar, J.

This was an information filed against the appellant Pawcett by the relator Orr, charging Pawcett with the usurpation of the office of mayor of Tacoma. Appellant and respondent were opposing candidates for mayor at a regular election. The votes had been counted and a certificate of election had been given to Pawcett, who qualified and entered upon the duties of the office. It was alleged by’the relator that by reason of the misconduct of some of the election officers certain of the ballots which had been cast should have been counted for him…