State Ex Rel. Cornell v. Smith

This is an appeal from the judgment of the lower court dismissing an action in mandamus, upon sustaining the demurrer of respondents to the complaint of appellants and notice by appellants that they would stand upon the allegations of their complaint.

The facts, as stated in the complaint, are summarized in the memorandum opinion of the trial judge as follows:

The city of Wenatchee is a municipal corporation of the third class of this state. On the first Monday in December, 1924, at a general municipal election, Wenatchee adopted the commission form of government. At a municipal election held…