Legal Opinion
Neils v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 24, 1936No. 25982. Department OnePublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSteinert, J.
This action was brought by two taxpayers of the city of Seattle to enjoin the city from submitting to referendum an ordinance passed by its council and approved by the mayor. Other taxpayers intervened in the action and aligned themselves with the city in resisting the application for injunction. Upon a trial before the court, a decree was entered enjoining further proceedings on the petition for referendum. The defendant city and the intervening taxpayers have appealed.
The case arises out of matters connected with Seattle and Rainier Valley Railway Company, a corporation, which operates an…
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- State ex rel. Webster v. Superior CourtWashington Supreme Court · 1912
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