State ex rel. Reed v. Gormley
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Erater, J., entered March 23, 1905, perpetually enjoining the payment of county warrants, upon overruling a demurrer to the complaint.
1Opinion of the CourtDunbar, J.
The complaint alleges that, on the 29th day of October, 1903, the board of county commissioners of King county, state of Washington, made and entered into a certain agreement with one H. H. Eaton. The substance of the agreement is to the effect, that the commissioners would employ said Eaton to act as special attorney and counsel to assist in recovering real property situate in said county, and any interest therein of which any person may have died seized, not having devised the same and leaving no husband, wife, *602or kindred, and for the recovery of personal property or any right or interest…
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