Hughes v. McVay
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Blake, J., entered March 26, 1920, upon sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, dismissing an action to enjoin the erection of a detention home.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
This action was instituted against William McVay and others, as county commissioners of Spokane county, to prevent the building and maintenance of a house of detention upon property in the vicinity of the residence of the plaintiffs in the city of Spokane. The appeal is based upon the alleged error of the court in sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, and in entering a judgment dismissing the action on plaintiffs’ refusal to further plead.
The complaint shows that on September 19, 1919, the county commissioners passed a resolution which, among other things, recited that the existing…
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