Schnell v. Appling

This is a proceeding to enjoin the Secretary of State from placing an initiative measure upon the ballot for the general elections to be held November 3, 1964.

The plaintiffs contended that a measure which would substantially change the Workmen’s Compensation Law was ineligible for inclusion on the ballot because of alleged defects in the initiating petition. The trial court sustained a demurrer to the complaint, and the plaintiffs appeal.

The proposed legislation was made a part of the petition. The measure is drafted in the form ordinarily employed in bills introduced in the Legislative…