State Ex Rel. Winters v. Steele

This action was brought by relator as a resident, taxpayer, and freeholder of Kapowsin school district No. 347, to secure a writ of mandamus commanding respondent, as the prosecuting attorney of Pierce county, to file an information in the nature of quo warranto challenging the validity of the organization of school district No. 403 and seeking the ouster of the five school directors thereof. An alternative writ of mandamus was issued by the superior court commanding respondent to forthwith institute such an action or to show cause why he had not done so.

Respondent appeared and filed a…