State v. Collins
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Card, J., entered January 7, 1916, upon sustaining a demurrer to the information, dismissing a prosecution for operating an automobile without a license.
1Opinion of the Court
Morris, J. —
Appeal from a judgment of dismissal upon the sustaining of a demurrer to an information charging respondent with operating an automobile without a license.
The respondent is an employee of the city of Tacoma. The automobile is owned by the city, and was operated by respondent in connection with the light and power depart*311ment of the city. The questions submitted by the appeal naturally divide themselves into two. First, does the law cover automobiles owned by the city, and second, if it does, is such inclusion constitutional?
Chapter 142, Laws of 1915, p. 385 (Item. Code, § 5562-1.…
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