State ex rel. Mullen v. Doherty

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gordon, J.

This action was instituted in the superior court of Pierce county to oust the appellant *384Doherty from the office of commissioner of public works of the city of Tacoma. The relator, Mullen, was a member of the board of public works appointed under the provisions of the city charter of the city of Tacoma, and the appellant Doherty claims the office by virtue of certain amendments to the city charter which he alleges were adopted by the legal voters of the city at an election held on April 7, 1896. Under the provisions of these alleged…