Case Name: Water District No. 111 et al., Appellants, v. Fred T. Moore et al., Respondents, Ted Stredicke et al., Appellants
Court: Washington Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Washington
Decision Date: 1964-12-24
Citations: 65 Wash. 2d 392
Docket Number: No. 37095
Parties: Water District No. 111 et al., Appellants, v. Fred T. Moore et al., Respondents, Ted Stredicke et al., Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Washington Reports
Volume: 65
Pages: 392–393

Head Matter:
[No. 37095.
En Banc.
December 24, 1964.]
Water District No. 111 et al., Appellants, v. Fred T. Moore et al., Respondents, Ted Stredicke et al., Appellants.
Wright, Booth, Beresford & Anderson and Emerson B. Thatcher, for appellants.
Marvin E. Beckman and Cartano, Botzer & Chapman, for respondents.
The Attorney General, Morton M. Tytler and Charles B. Roe, Jr., Assistants (appearing under authority of RCW 7.24.110).
Reported in 397 P. (2d) 845.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
As in Minish v. Hanson (1964), 64 Wn. (2d) 113, 390 P. (2d) 704, the issue sought to be raised is whether the dissolution procedures for water districts, as authorized by RCW 57.04.100, impair the obligations of the contracts made by the water district being dissolved. There has been a petition for the dissolution of the plaintiff-appellant water district filed, but no vote on that issue. The vote may be against dissolution, in which event there would be nothing before the court.
The action is premature. The judgment of the superior court appealed from must be set aside, and an order of dismissal entered. As in Minish, we do not reach the question of whether the dissolution procedures would constitute an impairment of contract rights and we express no opinion thereon.
While appellants prevail, in that the judgment appealed from is set aside, they are responsible for the bringing of the premature action and will not be permitted to recover costs on this appeal.