State ex rel. Lefebvre v. Clifford

Citations

• 65 Wash. 313
• 118 P. 40
• 1911 Wash. LEXIS 920

Syllabus

<p>Venue — Change—Prejudice of Judge — Time for Application— Waiver — Statutes—Construction. Laws 1911, p. 617, §§ 1 and 2, providing that no judge of the superior court shall sit to hear or try a cause when he is prejudiced against any party or attorney, and that such may be established by motion supported by affidavit, provided that no more than one application shall be made, under a reasonable interpretation, requires a timely application that will not interfere with the administration of justice; and the application is too late where the party submits himself to the jurisdiction of the court, and first sought a continuance of the trial only for the convenience of counsel (Gose, J., dissents).</p>