State ex rel. Fosser v. Lavik

One Hans Fosser, as relator, made an original- application to this court for a writ of mandate to the auditor of Pierce county, commanding said auditor to receive and file a certain certificate of nomination, purporting to be the certificate of nomination for county offices for said Pierce county made by the Republican party of said county, and to print such nominations upon the official* ballot. The alternative writ was issued, and upon the return day the defendant, by his counsel, moved to quash such writ on the ground that this court had no original jurisdiction of the case, for the reason…