State ex rel. Pitkanen v. Zittel

The appellant, Wilbert A. Pitkanen, was refused a license as a special policeman by the respondent Zittel, Chief of Police of the City of Tacoma, to whom the duty to pass upon the qualifications of applicants for such licenses had been delegated by the city manager, the respondent Rowlands. This action was brought to obtain a writ of mandamus directing the issuance of the license. The trial court dismissed the action at the close of the appellant’s case.

It is contended on appeal that the trial court should have found that the chief of police acted arbitrarily and capri*367ciously in denying the…