Jory v. Martin

Plaintiff, a taxpayer and resident of this state, brought this suit to enjoin the Honorable Charles H. Martin from receiving or being paid for his services as governor of Oregon any sum in excess of $1,500 per year and also to enjoin the secretary of state from issuing and the state treasurer from paying. any warrants in favor of the governor which, in the aggregate, shall exceed that sum during any one year.

Defendants demurred to the complaint upon the grounds, first, that it failed to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of suit, and-, second, that the plaintiff had no legal…