McManus v. Skoko

McAllister, j.

The defendants, who constitute the Board of County Commissioners of Clackamas County, appeal from a peremptory writ of mandamus issued by the Circuit Court for Clackamas County commanding defendants to approve a petition to incorporate the City of Johnson City.

The facts are presented in the form of a narrative statement. It is agreed that a petition for incorporation of the city was presented to the Board of Commissioners in proper form and with the required signatures. The board held a hearing on the petition and thereafter entered an order disapproving it, based on the…