¶1 (concurring)—It is with extreme reluctance that I have given my assent to the foregoing opinion. The grant in question is of obvious public benefit. The terms of the quoted provision of the constitution are, however, so clear and explicit as to leave no room for construction. We can do no more than acquiesce in what the constitution has already plainly declared. To do otherwise would be an act of judicial lawlessness. I am, therefore, constrained to concur.
80 Wash. 352
Johns v. Wadsworth
Decided July 6, 1914
Washington Supreme Court · decided 1914-07-06
, entered October 11, 1913, enjoining the issuance of a county warrant, at the suit of a taxpayer, upon sustaining a demurrer to the answer.
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Affirmed · Decided 1914-07-06
How this case has been cited
Cited by 38 later decisions — most recently September 2019 · most notably 77 Wash. 2d 94 - Washington Natural Gas Co. v. Public Utility District No. 1 (1969), 89 Wash. 2d 804 - Lassila v. City of Wenatchee (1978)
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