State ex rel. Galdwin v. City of Cheney
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Sullivan J., entered January 14, 1911, in favor of the defendants, upon quashing a writ of mandamus, after a trial to the court, dismissing an action for equitable relief.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
Relator brought this proceeding to establish the legality and compel the payment of certain warrants, issued by the city of Cheney between the years 1891 and 1895. Relief was denied below, and relator has appealed.
Two principal defenses are urged: (1) That of res adjudícala — or, to be exact, estoppel by judgment; and (2) that the warrants were issued under a contract made between the city and the Cheney Water & Land Company, of which D. C. Percival was president. Mr. Percival was also mayor of the city. It is said the warrants are therefore void under the statute; or, if it be held that the…
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