Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Gillette v. Clausen

Washington Supreme Court

Decided November 19, 1906No. 6489PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Application filed in the supreme court October 8, 1906, for a writ of mandate to compel the state auditor to audit a claim for the salary of an expert employed by the railway commission.

1Opinion of the CourtRudkin, J.

Original application for writ of mandamus. The petition for the writ avers in substance, that the petitioner is, and for many years last past has been, engaged as an expert in ascertaining the cost of construction and cost of duplication of railroads and public works, and is, and for many years last past has been, a qualified expert in ascertaining the cost of construction of railroads and other public work; that the railroad commission of this state, at a regular meeting, duly hired and employed the petitioner to inspect the railroads constructed within the state, and to assist the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. McCluskey v. . CromwellNew York Court of Appeals · 1854
  2. People v. . StephensNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
  3. State ex rel. Brown v. McQuadeWashington Supreme Court · 1905
  4. State ex rel. Dudley v. DaggettWashington Supreme Court · 1902
  5. Bacon v. City of TacomaWashington Supreme Court · 1898

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Walker v. MunroWashington Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Finch v. MatthewsWashington Supreme Court · 1968
  3. Architectural Woods, Inc. v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1979
  4. State Ex Rel. Lafollette v. HinkleWashington Supreme Court · 1924
  5. State ex rel. Washington Paving Co. v. ClausenWashington Supreme Court · 1916

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