Legal Opinion · Dissent

State Ex Rel. O'Connell v. Meyers

Washington Supreme Court

Decided December 24, 1957No. 34407Published

1DissentWeaver, J.

(dissenting) — The thesis of this dissent is based on three tenets:

*470First: Laws of 1957, chapter 5, p. 11 (hereafter referred to as initiative No. 199), is constitutional; (section D, infra)

Second: Laws of 1957, chapter 289, p. 1147, is an unconstitutional repeal of initiative No. 199; (section E, infra)

Third: Laws of 1957, chapter 289, is unconstitutional regardless of any relation it may have to initiative No. 199. (section F, infra).

A. Ultimate Question

The ultimate question is whether senatorial and representative districts established by initiative No. 199, or senatorial and representative…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Senior Citizens League, Inc. v. Department of Social SecurityWashington Supreme Court · 1951
  2. State ex rel. Case v. Superior CourtWashington Supreme Court · 1914
  3. Alaska Coast Co. v. Alaska Barge Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1914
  4. State ex rel. Mullen v. HowellWashington Supreme Court · 1919
  5. Randles v. Washington State Liquor Control BoardWashington Supreme Court · 1949

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