State ex rel. Chealander v. Morgan

This case comes before us on a writ of review, granted after notice and hearing. The action was originally brought by the plaintiffs, as taxpayers, against only the defendants acting as a board of county commissioners, for the purpose of obtaining an injunction restraining the board from awarding a contract for the construction of a purported permanent highway in Snohomish county. At the time the action was commenced, a restraining order was issued until a hearing could be had, and while the restraining ordei-was still in force, a demurrer to plaintiffs’ complaint was filed and argued, which…