American Bridge Co. v. Wheeler
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Whitman county, Chadwick, J., entered June 11, 1903, upon sustaining demurrers to a petition for a writ of mandate, dismissing the proceeding.
1Opinion of the CourtHadley, J.
This is a proceeding in mandamus, whereby it is sought to compel the issuance of a county warrant. On the 8th day of October, 1901, the board of county commissioners of Whitman county allowed, and ordered paid, to relator the sum of $1,753, the same being the balance due for the construction of a steel bridge across the Palouse river, in the city of Palouse, in said county. The board at said time directed the then county auditor, one C. G. Baby, to issue a county warrant to the relator for said sum, drawn, on the treasurer of said county, and payable from the road and bridge fund. On the 18th…
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