State Ex Rel. Pennock v. Coe

42 Wn.2d 569 (1953)

257 P.2d 190

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, on the Relation of William J. Pennock, Plaintiff,

v.

EARL COE, as Secretary of State, Respondent.[1]

No. 32478.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

May 7, 1953.

Sarah H. Lesser, for relator.

The Attorney General, E.P. Donnelly and Moksha Smith, Assistants, for respondent.

DONWORTH, J.

This is an original proceeding in mandamus to compel the secretary of state to accept for filing the necessary documents tendered by relator for the referendum of §§ 7 and 36 of chapter 174, Laws of 1953, pp. 346, 367.

Relator in his application for the writ…