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State ex rel. Lopas v. Shagren

Washington Supreme Court

Decided April 29, 1916No. 13145PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for What-com county, Pemberton, J., entered June 8, 1915, in favor of the plaintiff, in mandamus proceedings, tried to the court.

1Opinion of the CourtMain, J.

This action was instituted in the superior court for the purpose of securing a writ of mandate, directed to the board of county commissioners, requiring that board to *49audit and allow a claim against the county game fund. The relators were the members of the county game commission in their representative capacity, and the owner of the claim. The trial resulted in a judgment directing that the writ of mandate issue. From this judgment, the appeal is prosecuted.

The controlling question is whether the members of the county game commission and the county game warden are county officers, under the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Davock v. MooreMichigan Supreme Court · 1895
  2. State ex rel. Ward v. RomeroNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1912
  3. Cawsey v. BrickeyWashington Supreme Court · 1914
  4. State v. TowessnuteWashington Supreme Court · 1916
  5. Graves v. DunlapWashington Supreme Court · 1915

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Ex Parte Public National Bank of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
  2. State ex rel. Board of Commissioners v. ClausenWashington Supreme Court · 1917
  3. Riggins v. Housing AuthorityWashington Supreme Court · 1976
  4. State Ex Rel. Johnston v. MeltonWashington Supreme Court · 1937
  5. People v. RichardsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1927

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