State ex rel. Pumplin v. Hohle

Petition for writ of mandamus to compel defendant, as county clerk of Pierce county, to issue a permit to plaintiff to hold a public dance on May 22, 1930. Briefly stated, the facts alleged in the petition and answer, and admitted on the trial and found by the court, are as follows : Plaintiff owns and operates a dance pavilion in Pierce county in which he conducts public dances for profit, which constitutes his sole revenue from the property. He constructed the dance pavilion in the year 1929 at an expense of $8,000, and he made a profit of about $1,600. If he is not permitted to hold more…