State v. Lightner
Oregon Supreme Court
Original proceeding in Supreme Court. Mandamus proceeding by tbe state, on relation of William F. Brady against W. L. Lightner, Eufus Holman and Philo Holbrook, as the board of commissioners of Multnomah County.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bean
The relator seeks by this proceeding in mandamus to compel the county commissioners to constitute the City of Portland a separate road district, pursuant to Section 6313, L. O. L., as amended by Section 1 of Chapter 127, page 133, General Laws of Oregon, 1915, *588The commissioners declined to take action, on the ground that that section, as amended by a later act of the same session (Chapter 194, page 255), gives the board authority to divide the county into “suitable and convenient road districts,” without any limitation as to their extent. An alternative writ was issued to which defendants…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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