State Ex Rel. Lemon v. Langlie

45 Wn.2d 82 (1954)

273 P.2d 464

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, on the Relation of Gerry Lemon et al., Respondents,

v.

ARTHUR B. LANGLIE, as Governor, et al., Appellants.[1]

No. 32910.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

August 3, 1954.

The Attorney General and Ralph M. Davis, Assistant, for appellants.

John Spiller, Smith Troy, and Philip W. Richardson, for respondents.

DONWORTH, J.

Relators in this action are four private citizens and taxpayers of this state and one domestic corporation doing business and paying taxes in this state.

Relators commenced this action by filing a petition in mandamus in the…