PLUMMER v. GAINES

No. 39166.

70 Wn.2d 53 (1966)

422 P.2d 17

WILLIS A. PLUMMER, Petitioner, v. DONALD L. GAINES, as Judge of the Superior Court for King County, et al., Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

December 22, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Spiller, for petitioner.

Wright, Innis, Simon & Todd, by Evan L. Schwab, amicus curiae.


OTT, J.

Amendment 21 to the Constitution of the State of Washington provides that "Any county may frame a `Home Rule' charter for its own government subject to the Constitution and laws of this state." The legislative authority (board of county commissioners) of a county may "cause an election to be had" at which not less than 15 nor more than 25 freeholders are to be elected to draft a proposed Home Rule Charter, to be thereafter...

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