Williamson v. Snohomish County
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Snohomish county, Black, J., entered January 20, 1911Í upon sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, dismissing an action on ’ contract.
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
The plaintiff commenced'this action to recover from Snohomish'’ county the sum of $950, upon a contract for his services as an alienist rendered in connection with the trial of a defendant upon a charge of homicide involving the defense of insanity. The county’s- demurrer to the plaintiff’s complaint being sustained by the superior court, he elected to stand thereon and ndt plead further, when judgment of dismissal was rendered against him, from which he has appealed.. - . , . .. . ■ . .
■ The only question-.presented by counsel is as to the power of thé county commissioners to authorize the…
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