State v. Wallace
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the superior court for Whatcom county, Pemberton, J., entered May 17, 1916, committing the defendant to jail as for a contempt, after a trial before the court.
1Opinion of the CourtWebster, J.
— On May 2, 1914, respondent applied to the. superior court of Whatcom county for a writ of mandate commanding appellant, as auditor of Whatcom county, to *108countersign and register, in the manner prescribed by law, two certain warrants which were alleged to have been drawn in due and regular form by the school board of school district No. 32 in that county. It was alleged that the warrants had been presented to the auditor with the request that he countersign and register them, but that he had refused to do so. An alternative writ of mandate was issued ordering the auditor to countersign and…
2Cited by2 opinions
- People v. AllenIllinois Supreme Court · 1951
- State ex rel. O'Neil v. WallaceWashington Supreme Court · 1918