State ex rel. Blackman v. Superior Court for Franklin County

Citations

• 82 Wash. 134
• 143 P. 889
• 1914 Wash. LEXIS 1485

Syllabus

<p>Elections — Primary Elections — Contests — Certiorari — Time eor Taking. Under Rem. & Bal. Code, § 4829, providing for contests in primary elections, without making any provision for appeal or review of the judgment, certiorari to review the judgment must be applied for within ten days, the time for taking appeals under the general election laws, Rem. & Bal. Code, §§4956, 4957, providing for appeals in election contests within ten days, and that the election certificate or commission shall be null and void until the judgment is set aside or vacated; under the rule that a writ of certiorari must be applied for within the time allowed for taking an appeal, when not otherwise fixed by law.</p> <p>Certiorari — Proceedings—-Time eor Taking. An unauthorized appeal does not extend the time for applying for a writ of certiorari.</p>