Whitten v. Silverman

Citations

• 105 Wash. 238
• 177 P. 737
• 1919 Wash. LEXIS 555

Syllabus

<p>Elections (56)—Contests — Jurisdiction—“Precincts”—Diking District. A diking district is not a “precinct,” within Rem. Code, § 4941, authorizing contests of elections for all county and precinct officers, in view of the diking law, Id., §§ 4091 to 4136, making a diking district an organized public entity, distinct from and free from all control by the county; and in the absence of express statutory authority the courts have no jurisdiction of a contest of an election for commissioners of a diking district.</p>